William L. Pereira & Associates
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William L. Pereira & Associates was a prominent 20th-century American architectural and urban planning firm known for its futuristic, modernist designs and large-scale master planning projects.
All labels observed (1)
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| William L. Pereira & Associates canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2096882 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William L. Pereira & Associates Context triple: [William Pereira, founded, William L. Pereira & Associates]
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A.
William Rawn Associates
William Rawn Associates is a prominent American architecture firm known for designing acclaimed cultural and educational buildings, including major performance halls and university facilities.
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B.
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates was a prominent American architecture firm known for its innovative cultural and public buildings, including major library and performing arts projects.
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C.
Thornton Tomasetti
Thornton Tomasetti is a global engineering firm renowned for its innovative structural design and consulting work on landmark skyscrapers and complex buildings worldwide.
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D.
Perkins Eastman
Perkins Eastman is a global architecture and design firm known for large-scale urban, mixed-use, and institutional projects.
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E.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William L. Pereira & Associates Target entity description: William L. Pereira & Associates was a prominent 20th-century American architectural and urban planning firm known for its futuristic, modernist designs and large-scale master planning projects.
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A.
William Rawn Associates
William Rawn Associates is a prominent American architecture firm known for designing acclaimed cultural and educational buildings, including major performance halls and university facilities.
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B.
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates was a prominent American architecture firm known for its innovative cultural and public buildings, including major library and performing arts projects.
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C.
Thornton Tomasetti
Thornton Tomasetti is a global engineering firm renowned for its innovative structural design and consulting work on landmark skyscrapers and complex buildings worldwide.
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D.
Perkins Eastman
Perkins Eastman is a global architecture and design firm known for large-scale urban, mixed-use, and institutional projects.
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E.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural firm
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urban planning firm ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Futurism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
brutalist influences
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mid-century modern architecture ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designed |
CBS Television City
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City of Irvine master plan ⓘ Fashion Island (Newport Beach) ⓘ
linked to:
Fashion Island
Geisel Library at University of California San Diego ⓘ
linked to:
Geisel Library
Irvine Ranch master plan ⓘ Los Angeles County Museum of Art original campus plan ⓘ Los Angeles International Airport master plan ⓘ Los Angeles Times Mirror Square expansion ⓘ Marineland of the Pacific ⓘ Metropolitan Water District Building (Los Angeles) ⓘ Pacific Science Center master plan elements ⓘ San Bernardino City Hall ⓘ San Francisco State University master plan ⓘ South Coast Plaza early phases ⓘ Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ Transamerica Pyramid ⓘ University of California Irvine campus ⓘ
linked to:
University of California, Irvine
University of California San Diego master plan ⓘ University of California Santa Barbara master plan ⓘ |
| era | postwar American architecture ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
William L. Pereira
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linked to:
William Pereira
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| knownFor |
airport planning
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corporate headquarters design ⓘ integrated campus planning ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
William L. Pereira
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linked to:
William Pereira
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| notableFor |
futuristic designs
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large-scale master planning ⓘ |
| notableProjectType |
cultural institutions
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new towns ⓘ office towers ⓘ transportation facilities ⓘ university campuses ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northern California
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Southern California ⓘ United States West Coast ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast of the United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William L. Pereira & Associates Description of subject: William L. Pereira & Associates was a prominent 20th-century American architectural and urban planning firm known for its futuristic, modernist designs and large-scale master planning projects.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Metropolitan Water District Building (Los Angeles)
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hasArchitecturalFirm
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William L. Pereira & Associates
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