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2 unusual facts about William Pereira


John R. Beckett

The 853-foot pyramid-shaped skyscraper designed by architect William Pereira was intended to become the San Francisco's tallest building.

Mehrabad International Airport

Among the designers of the initial modern buildings of the airport was the famous architect William Pereira.


Chet Holifield Federal Building

The Chet Holifield Federal Building, colloquially known as "the Ziggurat Building", is a United States government building at 24000 Avila Road in Laguna Niguel, California built between 1968 and 1971, originally for Rockwell International, and designed by William Pereira.

Hal Pereira

Pereira was educated at the University of Illinois and is brother of architect (and occasional film art director) William L. Pereira.

Tom Van Sant

He had a long association with architect William Pereira and his work has adorned over a dozen Pereira buildings.

University of California, Santa Barbara campus

Much of the campus' early architecture was designed by famed architect William Pereira and his partner Charles Luckman, and made heavy use of custom tinted and patterned concrete block.


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