The World Financial Center, a complex of four towers designed by Cesar Pelli, is situated across the street from the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center.

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Third, and most controversially, Mr von Clemm was among the earliest to spot the commercial potential of the redevelopment of the derelict docklands area of east London, where the skyline is now dominated by Canary Wharf, a building designed by Cesar Pelli which ranks among the tallest office blocks in Europe.

ECONOMIST: Michael von Clemm