Architect Personal History

I was born on October 12^th, 1926 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. I studied at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, and completed my studies at the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I started my career in the New Haven offices of architect Eero Saarinen. In 1952 I immigrated to the United States and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1964. I married Diana Balmori and had two kids who became a neurobiologist and an architect. I served as dean of the School of Architecture at Yale University from 1977 to 1984. My firm employs about 100 architects, designers, and support staff in New Haven, Connecticut. I am known for creating the tallest buildings in the world. In 1991, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) listed me among the ten most influential living American architects. Some of the buildings I created were: Petronas Towers, Wells Fargo Center, and the Bank of America Corporate Center.