Cesar Pelli was born on October 12, 1926. Pelli grew up in the small provincial town of Tucuman, in northwestern Argentina. Pelli's father was a municipal official and his mother a teacher. César Pelli had a regular and happy childhood. As a child, Pelli spent much of his time drawing and building forts, towers, bridges and many other structures. Pelli finished high school at the age of 16 and needed to make a career decision. In Argentina, you have to choose your career right after high school because there is no liberal arts education. Pelli wasn't sure what career to pursue, but after researching what college had to offer, he decided that architecture would be his career. Cesar Pelli enrolled at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. At university, Pelli dabbled in drawing, history, painting, mathematics and art. In college, Pelli truly realized his love and talent for architecture. Although Cesar Pelli loved academia and architecture, he was concerned about the usefulness of architecture in his hometown. Fortunately, he and other brilliant architects transformed the school, resulting in practical options for Pelli and his hometown. The group of architects began to design hospitals, schools, all kinds of realistic and functional structures that could be made in Tucuman. After graduating from college, Pelli began teaching school. In addition to being a teacher, he also found employment in a large public organization. Within the organization, Pelli was in charge of the design department. At that time, Argentina was one of the richest and most advanced countries in the world and Pelli was therefore very proud of his position. Pelli d...... middle of paper ...... project by project. He is able to adapt extremely well to his environment, his objective and his client. This rare trait has allowed him to participate in many different projects. Although he does not have a unique style, Cesar Pelli is known as an architect of large buildings. This is quite ironic due to Cesar Pelli's personal preferences. Pelli claims to like museums and other non-commercial, non-governmental commissions. The reasons why he likes these projects are very interesting. Pelli enjoys working on projects that host art because it means his clients have a better understanding of what architecture is. He also says government projects can become too complicated because sensible aspects might be turned down simply because they don't fit a code. As I said before, this is very ironic because Cesar Pelli is known for his large commercial buildings..