
Cesar Pelli
Buildings and Projects 1988-1998
Michael J. Crosbie(Author)
Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 1998
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-3-7643-5902-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 República in Buenos Aires, NTT Headquarters in Tokyo and Zürich 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
175 colour and 225 b&w illustrations
Weight
1720 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7643-5902-7 (9783764359027)
Schweitzer Classification