Araldo Cossutta
Araldo Cossutta (January 11, 1925 – February 24, 2017) was an architect who worked primarily in the United States. He worked at the firm I. M. Pei & Partners from 1956 to 1973. I. M. Pei has been among the most honored architects in the world. Cossutta was Pei's associate and ultimately his partner in the first phase of Pei's career. He was responsible for some of the firm's best-known designs from that era, including three that have received "landmark" designations in recent years. In 1973 he and Vincent Ponte left Pei's firm to form Cossutta & Ponte, which ultimately became Cossutta and Associates. The new firm designed the Credit Lyonnais Tower in Lyon, France (1977) and the Tower at Cityplace (1988) in Dallas, Texas, among other commissions.
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Araldo Cossutta in Chicago in 2010. The building is part of the University Gardens Apartments. | |
| Born | Araldo Alfred Cossutta January 11, 1925 |
| Died | February 24, 2017 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American (naturalized 1951) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade 1946 École des Beaux-Arts 1951 Harvard University 1952 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Michael Hare & Assoc. 1952–1955 I. M. Pei & Partners 1955–1973 Cossutta & Associates 1973–2017 |
| Buildings | Christian Science Center, Boston Tour du Crédit Lyonnais, Lyon |