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César Pelli

1926 - 2019

César Pelli

César Pelli (October 12, 1926 – July 19, 2019) was an American-Argentine architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Three of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the World Financial Center in New York City, and the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. César Pelli is the 118th most popular architect (down from 102nd in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 43rd in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Architect.

César Pellí is most famous for his work with the United Nations, where he was the head of the United Nations Development Program. He was appointed to this position in 1994.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, César Pelli ranks 118 out of 518. Before him are Eileen Gray, Ricardo Bofill, George Gilbert Scott, Rafael Moneo, Auguste Perret, and Carl Gotthard Langhans. After him are Minoru Yamasaki, Peter Eisenman, Hannes Meyer, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, Eliel Saarinen, and Balthasar Neumann.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

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Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 112
Ricardo Bofill
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 113
George Gilbert Scott
1811 - 1878
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 114
Rafael Moneo
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 115
Auguste Perret
1874 - 1954
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 116
Carl Gotthard Langhans
1732 - 1808
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 117
César Pelli
1926 - 2019
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 118
Minoru Yamasaki
1912 - 1986
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 119
Peter Eisenman
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 120
Hannes Meyer
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 121
Amenhotep, son of Hapu
1420 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 122
Eliel Saarinen
1873 - 1950
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 123
Balthasar Neumann
1687 - 1753
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 124

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, César Pelli ranks 92. Before him are Ta Mok, Richard Matheson, Noah Gordon, George C. Williams, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, and Heikki Hasu. After him are Shigeo Sugimoto, Hugo Banzer, Teddy Scholten, John Schlesinger, Hans Werner Henze, and David C. H. Austin. Among people deceased in 2019, César Pelli ranks 75. Before him are Rosamunde Pilcher, Isabel Sarli, Yury Luzhkov, Alicia Alonso, Owen Garriott, and Claudine Auger. After him are Michael Atiyah, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Nikolai Kardashev, Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Mirjana Marković, and Moshe Arens.

Others Born in 1926

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Ta Mok
MAFIOSO
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 86
Richard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 87
Noah Gordon
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 88
George C. Williams
BIOLOGIST
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 89
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 90
Heikki Hasu
SKIER
1926 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 91
César Pelli
ARCHITECT
1926 - 2019
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 92
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 93
Hugo Banzer
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 94
Teddy Scholten
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 95
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 96
Hans Werner Henze
COMPOSER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 97
David C. H. Austin
WRITER
1926 - 2018
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 98