💰Cesar Pelli Net worth: $1 Million
About
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.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was first hired by architect Eero Saarinen.
Trivia
He designed some of the world's tallest buildings, including the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, and most notable urban landmarks.
Family Life
He married urban landscape designer Diana Balmori and had two children, neurobiologist Denis and architect Rafael.
Associated With
He and Le Corbusier both became internationally known architects.
