William Pereira

William Pereira
Pereira in 1941
Born	William Leonard Pereira April 25, 1909 Chicago, Illinois
Died	November 13, 1985 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect
Practice	William L. Pereira & Associates
Buildings	Transamerica Pyramid Geisel Library Chet Holifield Federal Building Disneyland Hotel (California) Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Design	Concrete-shelled buildings of streamlined and expressive shapes

William Leonard Pereira (April 25, 1909 – November 13, 1985) was an American architect from Chicago, Illinois, who was noted for his futuristic designs of landmark buildings such as the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. Remarkably prolific, he worked out of Los Angeles, and was known for his love of science fiction and expensive cars, but mostly for his unmistakable style of architecture, which helped define the look of mid-20th century America.