Designing the way forward

Pelli Clarke & Partners designs buildings and spaces that inspire and transform communities worldwide.

Based in New Haven and New York City, our Partners lead interdisciplinary teams of architects, designers, and technical experts across the globe. Diverse perspectives, focused engagement, and empathy fuel our design process.

From our founding in 1977, Cesar Pelli instilled a culture of creativity and innovation. We proudly carry this legacy forward as we redefine possibilities for living, working, and learning in a changing world.

Defining the future of placemaking

Transformative architecture is born from deep engagement with the unique circumstances of purpose and place. We work side-by-side with our clients to create buildings and spaces that embody their core values and expand possibility. The same studio team is dedicated to each project for its duration, ensuring meticulous development from start to finish.

Advancing better communities

Stewardship is the driving force behind everything we do. We have an important responsibility to design buildings and spaces that enhance people’s lives and make a positive difference in the world.

Each new building and public space is a single piece of a city — a part of a community that exists today and a part that belongs to the future. We believe successful buildings and spaces are thoughtful citizens, making sustained contributions to the culture, function, and wellbeing of the communities they serve.

A culture of intelligent collaboration

Cesar Pelli created a legacy of creativity and investigation we proudly carry forward today. Transformative architecture is achieved through a spirited exchange that encourages all participants to pose questions and contribute ideas. This rigorous but open and responsive design process began with Cesar’s insistence that we have no “signature style” and that each building must be seen as unique.

Our work today is fueled by inclusivity and collaboration — our working method is to create an energetic, inspiring environment in which diverse perspectives are fully explored.

Protecting our shared future

Sustainable principles are at the center of our design process and protect our shared future. From concept to construction, we make forward-looking decisions that respond to urgent realities of climate change and advance the resilience of cities worldwide.

Sustainability is an ecosystem of complex interrelationships that defies easy answers. We approach it as a holistic experience — for a building to be sustainable, it must be economically viable and ensure a stronger, cleaner, and healthier future for all of us.

• First LEED Gold and Platinum residential high-rise in the United States
• First LEED Platinum tower in Spain
• First LEED Gold building at Yale University