Pelli Cesar

Pelli Cesar

César Pelli, founder of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, is an Argentine American architect who has designed some of the world’s tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks.

Some of his most notable contributions include 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.