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William Pereira

American architect (1909-1985)
Person Human Q1859204

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
April 25, 1909
Date of death
November 13, 1985
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
architect
Employer
University of Southern California[8]
Field of work
architecture[7]
Educated at
University of Illinois System, University of Illinois School of Architecture, California Institute of Technology[9][10][11]
Award received
Rome Prize (1971), Academy Award for Best Special Effects (1943), Fellow of the American Institute of Architects[15][16][17]
Notable work
Transamerica Pyramid, Geisel Library, Bing Theatre[12][13][14]
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Work location
Chicago, Los Angeles[23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Special Effects (1943)[26]
Family name
Pereira[21]
Given name
William[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Movement
postmodern architecture[19]
Name in native language
William Pereira[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en William L. Pereira en William Leonard Pereira en William Pereira ar ويليام بيريرا de William Leonard Pereira fa ویلیام پریرا he ויליאם פריירה ja ウィリアム・ペレイラ ja ウィリアム・L・ペレイラ pt William Leonard Pereira ru Перейра, Уильям Леонард ru Уильям Леонард Перейра tr William Leonard Pereira uk Вільям Перейра zh 威廉·L·佩雷拉 zh 威廉·佩雷拉
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000066818770
VIAF cluster ID
35506529
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr2001022028
GND ID
128368721
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Pereira (1941) breaking ground for Motion Picture Relief Fund House.jpeg ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1826
American National Biography ID
1701057
ArchINFORM person/group ID
48940
FAST ID
464438
Freebase ID
/m/04x473
Geni profile ID
6000000003882952597
IMDb ID
nm0673233
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Iconoteca dell'Accademia di architettura ID
3004
IdRef ID
145359751
J9U entity ID
987012330252005171
Kinobox person ID
895995
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5154168
Pacific Coast Architecture Database person ID
67
Prabook ID
604416
SNAC ARK ID
w6h99x4z
Structurae person ID
1008901
TMDB person ID
127576
Union List of Artist Names ID
500065994
WikiTree person ID
Pereira-469
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwxM9TTxBVvRFKtGTPPcP
ČSFD person ID
347429

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🔗 Connections
← Architect 7
Transamerica Pyramid, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Geisel Library, 611 Place, Theme Building, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Hydrocarbon Institution
Educated at 3
California Institute of Technology, University of Illinois System, University of Illinois School of Architecture
Notable work 2
Transamerica Pyramid, Geisel Library
Work location 2
Los Angeles, Chicago
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
University of Southern California
Family name 1
Pereira
Field of work 1
architecture
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Movement 1
postmodern architecture
Occupation 1
architect
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Dan Dworsky
← Category combines topics 1
Category:William Pereira buildings
← Producer 1
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Summary

William Pereira was born on April 25, 1909[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on November 13, 1985[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as an architect[5].

FAQs

Where was William Pereira born?

William Pereira's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did William Pereira die?

William Pereira died in Los Angeles[4].

What did William Pereira do for work?

William Pereira worked as an architect[5].

Where did William Pereira go to school?

William Pereira was educated at University of Illinois system[9], University of Illinois School of Architecture[10], and California Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did William Pereira receive?

Honors received include Rome Prize[15], Academy Award for Best Special Effects[16], and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects[17].

Related Entities

California Institute of Technology Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Hydrocarbon Institution Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute Los Angeles Los Angeles County Museum of Art United States University of Illinois School of Architecture

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . pcad.lib.washington.edu. pcad.lib.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . today.usc.edu. today.usc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → University of Southern California
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Special Effects
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → University of Illinois System, University of Illinois School of Architecture, California Institute of Technology
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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