FILE PHOTO: Argentinean architect Cesar Pelli laughs during the inauguration of the Torre Iberdrola in Bilbao February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Vincent West
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - César Pelli, the Argentine designer behind the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, has died aged 92, state media and officials said on Friday, marking the passing of one of the contemporary architectural greats.
Pelli, who grew up in Argentina and studied architecture at the University of Tucumلn in the country's far northwest, established himself as a visionary and educator, making a name for himself in the United States where his main studio was based.
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