Argentina’s Telam state news agency reported his passing on Friday, as did the governor of Tucuman province, where Pelli grew up and spent his formative years.
“With much regret we receive the sad news of the death of the great Architect César Pelli,” the region’s governor, Juan Manzur, said in a post on Twitter. “I want to convey my condolences to his whole family, his friends and his team.”
— Reuters
César Pelli, a prolific and relentlessly inventive architect who has shaped the skylines of major cities from Los Angeles to San Francisco, New York City, and Kuala Lumpur, has passed away at age 92.
News of Pelli’s death came from Argentina’s state news service Friday afternoon, according to Reuters.
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i'm not sure you could recognize an unfamiliar pelli building just by looking, but these are legit PCP.
Petronas Towers were def his best work. The rest is I love the 80s. RIP
I love the 80s, too.
I also love the 70s.
RIP, Cesar Pelli.
RIP,condolences to the bereaved family .
RIP ,Cesar pelli
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