Cesar Pelli

Too many architects are just trying to make all of their buildings look like a brand, and that may be good for…

— Cesar Pelli

When I started designing in school, I discovered that I had a knack for it. I fell completely in love with architecture,…

— Cesar Pelli

Construction is a matter of optimism; its a matter of facing the future with confidence.

— Cesar Pelli

My buildings are like my children, so I cannot have favorites.

— Cesar Pelli

I am a strong believer that as one moves toward the future, the strongest and clearest way to do it is if…

— Cesar Pelli

Architecture adds dimensions to my life that would be impossible to acquire if I retired. The beautiful thing about architecture is that…

— Cesar Pelli

I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our…

— Cesar Pelli

The World Trade Center was for me not only out of scale vertically, but it was also out of scale in plan.…

— Cesar Pelli

I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.

— Cesar Pelli

I had come from Los Angeles - I had been there a partner of Gruen Associates, a large Los Angeles firm -…

— Cesar Pelli

I'd never known of an architect as a young man. I think there was only one architect in Tucuman.

— Cesar Pelli

I'm a bad customer for my own buildings! If I'm choosing an apartment, I choose one about five or six stories high…

— Cesar Pelli

The Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration will be a building that will connect the excitement of science to the surrounding streets,…

— Cesar Pelli

I always look forward to the next project. That is one of the wonderful things about architecture - you always can hope…

— Cesar Pelli

When I finished high school, I was 16, and in Argentina you have to choose a career right after high school. There…

— Cesar Pelli

I'm a very good listener, and I'm not interested in having fights simply for a question of protocol or vanity.

— Cesar Pelli

The truth is I don't really know where my own interest in tall buildings really comes from. It cannot come from my…

— Cesar Pelli

We are very proud of our design for the Transbay Transit Center. This will be a beautiful, functional and sustainable building for…

— Cesar Pelli

I've always loved three-sided patios. Courtyard plans are very common, but it's rare that it has one side open.

— Cesar Pelli

One of America's strengths has always been its openness to the new: both new ideas and new people.

— Cesar Pelli

People get very excited about very high elements. That's why Mount Everest is so important - it's not the most difficult mountain,…

— Cesar Pelli

I realize that having a style would be very beneficial for my practice from a marketing standpoint, but I can't do it.…

— Cesar Pelli

We try to respond as closely as we can to the nature of each city, to the traditions, to their expectations. I…

— Cesar Pelli

There may be some changes in building codes, but I don't see any stylistic departure that you'll be able to attribute to…

— Cesar Pelli

I would have loved to be the designer of the Capitol of the United States. I would love to do some important…

— Cesar Pelli