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César Pelli

Argentinian-American architect of the Petronas Towers and other iconic skyscrapers.

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César Pelli, who held both Argentinian and American citizenship, was an architect responsible for several of the globe's highest structures and significant city landmarks.[1] At his residence located in New Haven, Connecticut, Pelli passed away when he was 92 years old.[2]

Life and work

In 1952 he moved to the United States with his wife, Diana Balmori, and became a naturalized citizen in 1964.[3] He received his Master of Science in Architecture degree from the University of Illinois in 1954.[4] Pelli worked for Eero Saarinen for ten years, contributing to the TWA terminal and Morse and Stiles colleges at Yale.[3] In 1977 he was selected as dean of the Yale School of Architecture and served until 1984.[5]

Because of the Depression, Pelli's father, a civil servant, was forced to take occasional jobs, and his mother earned a living as a teacher.[4] After finishing his architectural studies at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán in 1949, Pelli's subsequent work involved creating affordable housing projects.[4] The Petronas Towers, situated in Kuala Lumpur and finished in 1997, held the title of the planet's tallest buildings until the year 2004.[6]

What the cited sources add

A 2001 article in La Nación reported that the Universidad Siglo 21 campus in Córdoba was designed by César Pelli & Associates with landscape design by Diana Balmori and local firm GGMPU.[7] An Arch Daily article from 2015 described the Torre Sevilla in Seville, Spain, as a 37-story office tower on the site of the 1992 World's Fair.[8] The same article noted that the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco would connect 11 transit systems and was scheduled to open in December 2017.[8] A Pelli Clarke & Partners page lists the Porta Nuova Garibaldi project in Milan as completed in 2013 with LEED Gold certification.[9]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "César Pelli" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Master of the Schuylkill – Architect César Pelli". Patriot Harbor Lines. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; "A Conversation with Cesar Pelli". New Haven Living. July 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; "Cesar Pelli: Connections". National Building Museum. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; "Emporis building ID 307246", Emporis; "Master of the Schuylkill – Architect César Pelli". Patriot Harbor Lines. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; Benjamin Forgey. "COMSAT Alumni & Retirees Association". COMARA.org. Retrieved April 21, 2013.; "2008 Lynn S. Beedle en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "César Pelli" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "César Pelli, Argentine architect behind the Petronas Towers, dies aged 92", Reuters, July 19, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "César Pelli" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Charles E. Gagit, Jr. (June 1, 2015). The Groundbreakers: Architects in American History Their Places and Times. Transaction Publishers.; Paola Singer (May 10, 2016). "César Pelli and His Nonchalant Architecture". Surface Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; "Master of the Schuylkill – Architect César Pelli". Patriot Harbor Lines. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; Charles E. Gagit, Jr. (June 1, 2015). The Groundbreakers: Architects in American History Their Places and Times. Transaction Publishers.; Nicholas Von Hoffman (February 28, 2005) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "César Pelli" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bernstein, "Cesar Pelli, Designer of Iconic Buildings Around the World, Dies at 92 (Published 2019)", The New York Times, 2019-07-20; Marcelo Gardinetti (June 2012). "César Pelli Tucuman". Technne. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; Charles E. Gagit Jr. (June 1, 2015). The Groundbreakers: Architects in American History Their Places and Times. Transaction Publishers.; Murphy, "César Pelli, celebrated architect of sweep and harmony, dies at 92", The Washington Post, July 19, 2019; "Cesar Pelli: Connections". National Building Museum. Retrieved Se en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "César Pelli" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Charles E. Gagit, Jr. (June 1, 2015). The Groundbreakers: Architects in American History Their Places and Times. Transaction Publishers.; Nicholas Von Hoffman (February 28, 2005). "Cesar Pelli Architecture and Design". Architectural Digest. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; Charles E. Gagit, Jr. (June 1, 2015). The Groundbreakers: Architects in American History Their Places and Times. Transaction Publishers.; Paola Singer (May 10, 2016). "César Pelli and His Nonchalant Architecture". Surface Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; "Cesar Pell en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "César Pelli" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Michael J. Crosbie. "Introduction: A Conversation with Cesar Pelli." Cesar Pelli: Selected and Current Works. Mulgrave: Images Publishing Group, 1993.; Michael J. Crosbie. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, 2013.; "Petronas Twin Towers". Culture Now. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; Linda Hales (November 27, 2004). "The Spirit Behind the Aga Khan Awards". Washington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2016.; Michael J. Crosbie. Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, 2013. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. "Campus siglo 21: la ciudad universitaria de César Pelli", La Nación, 24 October 2001. facts only, no text reused. lanacion.com.ar
  8. Oh, "From Seville to San Francisco: 3 Pelli Clarke Pelli Projects in Progress", Arch Daily, July 23, 2015. facts only, no text reused. archdaily.com
  9. "Porta Nuova Garibaldi is a symbol of Milan's modern transformation", Pelli Clarke & Partners. facts only, no text reused. pcparch.com

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