Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has more than 20 years experience designing for the performing arts. The firm’s work includes the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisc.; the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami; and the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, Calif. The firm has also designed performing arts centers at Grinnell College, Vassar College and the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Projects now in design include the new Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa and the Theatre School for DePaul University, which will begin construction this year.

Founded in 1977 and led by Cesar Pelli, Fred Clarke, and Rafael Pelli, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has designed some of the world's most recognizable buildings, including the World Financial Center in New York, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong. The firm has been honored with critical acclaim and hundreds of design awards, including the American Institute of Architects' Firm Award and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.