The architect Cesar Pelli died at the age of 92. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Designer of the World Financial Center next to what is now Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan. He was named one of the 10 most influential living American architects by the American Institute of Architects in 1991. He was awarded the AIA Gold Medal in 1995.
He married urban landscape designer Diana Balmori and had two children, neurobiologist Denis and architect Rafael.
Quotes
"Too many architects are just trying to make all of their buildings look like a brand, and that may be good for business, but that is terrible for the cities because they lose character. If I go to Paris, I go to see the beauty of Paris and the coherence of Paris.
"When I started designing in school, I discovered that I had a knack for it. I fell completely in love with architecture, and I remain in love with it.
"I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.
"There may be some changes in building codes, but I don’t see any stylistic departure that you’ll be able to attribute to Sept. 11.
"One of America’s strengths has always been its openness to the new: both new ideas and new people.