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César Pelli was born in Tucumán, Argentina, and attended the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. He received his Master of Science in Architecture in 1954 from the Illinois School of Architecture. After his graduation from Illinois, Pelli worked for Eero Saarinen on the TWA terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport and the Morse and Stiles colleges at Yale University.

Pelli went on to design some of the world’s most iconic buildings, most notably the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. These were the world’s tallest buildings until 2004 and earned Pelli the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

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Max Abramovitz (BSAS ‘29) stands among the University of Illinois’ most influential alumni, with a career that helped define major cultural and civic spaces across the nation.
As a partner in Harrison and Abramovitz, he contributed to the design of the United Nations complex and Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. His work on Lincoln Center informed his later designs for the University of Illinois, including the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, a landmark that continues to serve as a hub for arts and community engagement.
One of the many projects Abramovitz designed was the State Farm Center, distinguished by its innovative 400-foot-diameter unsupported dome—a significant structural accomplishment in architectural engineering.

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In 2008, DONG Gong founded Vector Architects and has become one of the most active young architects in China. He received Bachelor & Master of Architecture from Tsinghua University, followed by a diploma at University of Illinois where he received the Master of Architecture. He also had an exchange experience at Technical University of Munich. Prior to establishing his own practice, he worked for Soloman Cordwell Buenz & Associates in Chicago, then at Richard Meier & Partners and Steven Holl Architects in New York. He was also appointed as the Plym Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Visiting Professor of Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy.

DONG Gong’s practice has earned international recognition by his representative works, including Seashore Library, Seashore Chapel, Yangshuo Sugarhouse, Renovation of the Captain’s House, Pingshan Art Museum, Haibing Center at Nankai University, Jingyang Camphor Court, and Liyuan Foreign Language Primary School.

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