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• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Category

  Classrooms

• Area

  15329.0 m2

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Jeff Goldberg/ESTO

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• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  Las Vegas, NV, United States

• Category

  Hotels

• Area

  566.708 m2

• Project Year

  2009

• Photographs

  Jeff Goldberg

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• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  Princeton, NJ, United States

• Category

  science center

• Lead Architects

  Rafael Pelli, David Hess, Magdalena Kowalska

• Design Team Leader

  David Hess, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

• Senior Design Principal

  Rafael Pelli, FAIA, LEED AP

• Project Architect

  Magdalena Kowalska, LEED AP BD+C

• Area

  13740.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2007

• Photographs

  Brian Rose

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• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  San Francisco, CA, United States

• Category

  Transportation

• Area

  130064.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Tim Griffith, Vittoria Zupicich, Kyle Jeffers

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has won an international contest for the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China, seeing off competition from firms such as Zaha Hadid Architects and FUKSAS. With a form inspired by the geological impact of shifting tectonic plates, and reflecting pools inspired by ancient irrigation systems, the scheme makes heavy reference to the surrounding natural landscape, while dominant features such as a tall central atrium form a visual connection with the built environment. Below, the architects offer their own description of the winning scheme.

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+ 30

• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  Chicago, IL, United States

• Category

  Stadiums

• Lead Architects

  Cesar Pelli FAIA, RIBA, JIA; Fred Clarke FAIA, RIBA, JIA; Mitch Hirsch AIA, LEED AP

• Design Team Leaders

  Gina Narracci, AIA, Amrit Pilo, LEED AP

• Architect of Record

  Moody Nolan

• Area

  300000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Jeff Goldberg/ESTO

+ 15

• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  Salt Lake City, UT, United States

• Category

  theater

• Architects in Charge

  Cesar Pelli, Fred Clarke, Mitch Hirsch

• Area

  185000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Jeff Goldberg / ESTO

• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  San Francisco, CA, United States

• Category

  Office buildings

• Lead Architects

  Cesar Pelli FAIA, RIBA, JIA. Fred W. Clarke FAIA, RIBA, JIA. Ed Dionne AIA

• Area

  130000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Tim Griffith, Vittoria Zupicich

A diversity of approaches and locales is the calling card of Argentina-born, America-based architect César Pelli (born October 12, 1926). The common thread of Pelli’s work is a strong sensitivity to place and environment. Beginning his solo career with the Pacific Design Center (1975) in Los Angeles and shifting through the World Financial Center (1988) (now Brookfield Place) in New York, to the Petronas Towers (1996) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the now-under-construction, Transbay Transit Center and Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, each project is a unique response to context.

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+ 15

• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, aflalo/gasperini arquitetos

• Location

  Av. Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek, São Paulo - SP, Brazil

• Category

  Office buildings

• Area

  257799.74 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Ana Mello

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• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  Iowa City, IA, USA

• Category

  auditorium

• Area

  190000.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released some of the facts and figures behind the projects appearing in their recent book, 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings. The construction of tall buildings requires collaboration between many different companies and firms and the efforts of hundreds of people, but a few select firms have been responsible for more of the design and engineering achievements than any other.

Continue reading to see the 18 design architects that have contributed multiple buildings to the top 100 list.

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• Architects

  Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

• Location

  Philadelphia, PA, USA

• Category

  Offices

• Senior Design Principals

  Cesar Pelli FAIA, Fred Clarke FAIA

• Principal in Charge

  Mark Shoemaker AIA

• Area

  65000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Jeff Goldberg/Esto

The revamped Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco broke ground earlier this week, a project that will introduce a 1.5 million square foot development that will be part transportation hub, part public park and urban space, and part offices and retail establishments. The massive undertaking, designed by renowned architecture firm Pelli Clarke Pelli will bring together 11 systems of local and national transportation, serving 45 million people per year. In addition to securing access to myriad transit lines, the project will also provide downtown San Francisco with a 5.4-acre rooftop park, designed by PWP Landscape Architecture, along with numerous cultural programs. The project is budgeted at 4.2 billion dollars and is projected for completion in 2017. It is funded in part by the construction of a 1,070-foot tower that is adjacent to the Transbay Transity Center. It is also designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli and is slated to be the tallest tower in San Francisco. The tower will secure 60 stories of office space and jobs and will contribute to the projected $87 billion of revenue through 2030.

Join us after the break for more details on this project.