[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      TRIBUTE TO CESAR PELLI FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 12, 1998

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand before you to honor a 
citizen of Connecticut who has graced the New Haven area and the world 
with his architectural achievements. Over his long and illustrious 
career, Cesar Pelli has literally changed the landscape of our cities 
and our nation with his socially responsive and uplifting designs.
  Anyone who has flown into the new terminal designed by Cesar Pelli 
for the Washington National Airport can appreciate the genius of 
Pelli's designs: his belief that each building be shaped by its 
location and purpose; his sense of space, light and harmony; and his 
commitment to creating gracious, accessible buildings which facilitate 
public use, enjoyment, and interaction. Each of Pelli's designs 
complements and emerges from the existing cityscape, yet transcends and 
elevates the surrounding structures. His architectural projects across 
the world serve diverse purposes and peoples, including the Pacific 
Design Center in Los Angeles, the United States Embassy in Japan, the 
Commons of Columbus in Columbus, Indiana, the New York World Financial 
Center and Winter Garden, the Morse and Stiles Colleges at Yale 
University, the International Finance Center under construction in Hong 
Kong, and the renovation of the New York City Museum of Modern Art.
  New Haven has been fortunate to have Cesar Pelli call it home since 
1977, when he became the Dean of the Yale University School of 
Architecture. It is fitting that tonight in New Haven, Mr. Pelli is 
being honored at Casa Otonal, the residential community for the elderly 
whose inner city campus of workshops, residences, and on-site services 
and intergenerational programs was designed by Cesar Pelli 22 years 
ago. Pelli's campus fosters a sense of community among residents and 
the surrounding inner city neighborhood, reaffirming Casa Otonal's 
mission and enhancing its success. It is this commitment to city 
landscape and life which has earned Mr. Pelli more than 100 awards for 
design excellence, including the American Institute of Architects 1995 
Gold Medal for a lifetime of distinguished achievement and outstanding 
contributions.
  Cesar Pelli, we thank you for your commitment and contribution to our 
cities and to urban life. It is my great honor and privilege to join 
with the residents and staff of Casa Otonal, and with your family and 
friends, to pay tribute to your remarkable achievements.

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