Pelli Cesar Born in oct. 12-1926 in Argentina. Immigrated to US in 1952 Studied at the university of Tucuman. M.S Arch associate. Eero Saarinen and associates. Director of design DWJM Partner for Gruen associates. Principal, Cesar Pelli and associates since 1977. Dean of school of arch Yale university. Has thought extensively in US and South America. Seoy The Impact of Cesar Pelli on Modern Architecture 1, Materials appropriate to modern buildings -- steel support, light weight cladding. -- The use of glass as functional envelope. 2, The role of a building in the context of the city. -- Buildings are not self— referential, they are what creates cities SeePacific Design Center Also known as the “Blue Whale” for it’s enormous size and shape. He designed two equally unusual shapes, one an upside- down pyramid and an irregular slice of an oval. a creer aee]