2024-11-21T14:50:14-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/5527887/cesar-pelli-s-that-70-s-dream-is-about-to-come-true Orhan Ayyüce 2011-05-07T14:56:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:10:02-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/op/opqig62am78zeyfj.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> When architect <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106311/pelli-clarke-pelli-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cesar Pelli</a> built his aka <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Design_Center" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">'Blue Whale'</a> Pacific Design Center in 1975, the West Coast officially declared it was going to be the center of the decorating universe. Almost forty years later, and with the addition of green and red compartments, that primary-shaped colorful dream is nearly and retroactively fulfilled. One potential problem is,&nbsp;centrally&nbsp;located design showrooms are also so yesterday, and there are floors of&nbsp;vacant&nbsp;office spaces everywhere in the city.&nbsp;</p>