Cesar Pelli Quotes
I always look forward to the next project. That is one of the wonderful things about architecture - you always can hope for another project to design.
Construction is a matter of optimism; its a matter of facing the future with confidence.
I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.
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 am a strong believer that as one moves toward the future, the strongest and clearest way to do it is if you have a good sense of your past. You cannot have a very tall tree without deep roots.
The World Trade Center was for me not only out of scale vertically, but it was also out of scale in plan. It occupied several blocks that were all massed together.
One of America's strengths has always been its openness to the new: both new ideas and new people.
When I finished high school, I was 16, and in Argentina you have to choose a career right after high school. There is no such thing as a liberal arts education.
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.
