César Pelli

César Pelli
César Pelli
	Pelli in 2010
Born	October 12, 1926; San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Died	July 19, 2019 (aged 92); New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Citizenship	Argentina; United States (from 1964);
Alma mater	National University of Tucumán; University of Illinois School of Architecture;
Occupation	Architect
Awards	Doctor of Arts; CTBUH Skyscraper Award; Connecticut Architecture Foundation Distinguished Leadership Award; Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award; Aga Khan Award for Architecture;
Practice	Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects; Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall;
Buildings	777 Tower; Key Tower; Pacific Design Center; International Finance Centre (Hong Kong); Petronas Towers; World Financial Center, New York City; Bank of America Corporate Center; One Canada Square; Reagan National Airport (North Terminal); National Museum of Art, Osaka; Torre de Cristal; Gran Torre Santiago; Unicredit Tower; Salesforce Tower;
Design	Modern architecture with material, formal, and contextual variety and no personal signature style

César Pelli (October 12, 1926 – July 19, 2019) was an Argentine-American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Two of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the World Financial Center in New York City. The American Institute of Architects named him one of the ten most influential living American architects in 1991 and awarded him the AIA Gold Medal in 1995. In 2008, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat presented him with The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award.

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