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A true architectural labor of love

By Julie Wurth
Sunday, August 1, 2004 2:00 PM CDT

CHAMPAIGN – He has designed skyscrapers, performing arts centers and museums around the globe, including the world's tallest buildings, but now Cesar Pelli has returned "home" for a labor of love.

Pelli and his son, Rafael Pelli, collaborated on the new University of Illinois College of Business building, and the design is winning rave reviews on campus. Plans for the $60 million project, to be financed with state money and private donations, were unveiled recently.

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