Cesar Pelli, creator of Malaysia`s Petronas Towers dies aged 92
(Artdaily.org)

Cesar Pelli, the Argentine architect and creator of Malaysia`s Petronas Towers and New York`s One World Financial Center, died Friday at the age of 92, his family said. `I want to send my condolences to the family and friends of the talented Cesar Pelli,` President Mauricio Macri wrote on Twitter. `The works he leaves throughout the world as a legacy are a pride for all Argentines.` After graduating from the University of Tucuman, Pelli left for the US in 1952, where he studied on a scholarship. He was dean of Yale`s architecture faculty from 1977 to 1984, and counted the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal among his many accolades. His most high-profile achievement was the Petronas Towers in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur -- a 452-metre high structure that was the world`s