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Cesar Pelli, born in Argentina, heads on of the most renowned American architectural offices. He became famous with his smooth buildings enclosed in taut walls of colored glass and his elegant towers, such as the World Financial Center in New York or the Canary Wharf Tower in London. In 1997, his design for the world's tallest building, the Petronas Towers, was erected in Malaysia. More than 20 current buildings in the U.S., Asia and Europe present solutions to the most diverse building tasks. With great knowledge and in detail, the author documents, among others, the famous Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the Edificio Republica in Buenos Aires, the Zurich Tower in Den Haag, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Osaka, the Physics and Astronomy building in Seattle, Washington National Airport and the NTT Shinjuku Headquarters in Tokyo. Urban tasks, such as the master plan for the University of Texas at Austin, are also presented. All projects illustrate Pelli's well-known postulate that a building must be botth background and foreground. As foreground, it must have some exceptional qualities. But it must also try very hard to knit into the fabric of the city.
Synopsis
Cesar Pelli, born in 1926 in Argentina, heads one of the most renowned architectural practices in North America. Known for his sleek, elegant glazing envelopes, he achieved virtually universal fame in 1997 by designing the Petronas Towers in Malaysia. He is active all over the world, with projects in Latin America, the USA, Asia and Europe. This book presents 21 selected buildings which are documented in detail and with plans reproduced to scale. Among the projects presented are the Petronas Towers, National Museum of Contemporary Art in Osaka, Washington National Airport, Edificio Repblica in Buenos Aires, NTT Headquarters in Tokyo and Zrich Tower in Den Haag. Author Michael Crosbie is an architect and architectural critic. He has written extensively on architecture and urban design and teaches at Roger Williams University.