Cesar Pelli
César Pelli 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 in the year 1926 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 among other famous buildings he has done 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, at 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
- Canary Wharf Tower, in London, England, 1986
- Charlotte Performing Arts Center, in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1987
- Carnegie Hall Tower, in New York, New York, 1987 to 1990
- Loeb Art Museum, in Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
- NTT Headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan, 1990
- Ohio Center for Performing Arts, at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1991
