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

External link

• http://www.cesar-pelli.com/
• The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center