Cesar Pelli
César Pelli (born 1926 ) is a noted architect known for designing some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks.
He was born in Tucumán , Argentina and studied architecture at the Universidad de Tucumán completing his studies at the Illinois Technical Institute . Perhaps his most famous work are the Petronas Twin Towers , which were for a time the world's tallest building . Other famous buildings he has designed include:
Worldway Postal Center , in Los Angeles , California , 1966
COMSAT Laboratories , in Clarksburg, Maryland , 1967
Kukai Gardens Housing , in Honolulu , Hawaii , 1967
San Bernardino City Hall , in San Bernardino, California , 1969
Pacific Design Center , in Los Angeles , California, 1972
US Embassy in Tokyo , in Tokyo , Japan , 1972
MOMA Residential Tower , in New York , New York, 1977 to 1984
World Financial Center , in New York, New York, 1981 to 1987
Herring Hall , at Rice University , Houston, Texas , 1982 to 1984
Mattatuck Museum , in Waterbury, Connecticut , 1984
1 Canada Square , in London , 1986
Wells Fargo Center (formerly Norwest Center ) in Minneapolis , Minnesota , 1989
Gaviidae Common in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1989
The Minneapolis Public Library , currently under construction with anticipated opening in 2006 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Charlotte Performing Arts Center , in Charlotte, North Carolina , 1987
The Bank of America Corporate Center , in Charlotte, North Carolina
Carnegie Hall Tower , in New York, New York, 1987 to 1990
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center , at Vassar College , Poughkeepsie, New York
NTT Headquarters , in Tokyo, Japan, 1990
Ohio Center for Performing Arts , in Cincinnati, Ohio , 1991
Ratner Athletic Center , at The University of Chicago , 2003
Two International Finance Centre , in Hong Kong , 2003
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