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I. M. Pei. Ieoh Ming Pei is a Chinese American architect born on April 26, 1917 in Suzhou, China. Son of a bank director, Pei moved to the United States at the age of 17 to pursue his passion for architecture. At first he got admission at the University of Pennsylvania but its emphasis on fine draftsmanship could not go in accordance with Pei ...
May 16, 2019 · I.M. Pei is a very well-known Chinese-American architect, and disciple of Bauhaus architects like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Marcel Breuer. His iconic works include Boston's JFK Library, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
May 16, 2019 · Born in Guangzhou, China, in 1917, I.M. Pei had a career in architecture that spanned over 60 years. Mr. Pei, who moved to the United States to attend college and died Thursday at the age of 102 ...
May 17, 2019 · Pei founded his own firm, I.M. Pei and Associates (later Pei, Cobb and Freed), in 1955 with Cobb and Eason Leonard. Among a vast number of projects, the firm produced the 700-foot-tall John Hancock Tower in Boston, designed by Cobb. “I.M. Pei’s work across many contexts and cultures has an enduring, timeless quality,” says Scott.
May 17, 2019 · Magnificently realizing the long-term vision of Gallery founder Andrew W. Mellon and his children, the East Building has taken its place as one of the great public structures in the nation’s capital. Born in China in 1917, Ieoh Ming Pei moved to the United States at age 18 to study architecture, and eventually received degrees from the ...
May 17, 2019 · I.M. Pei, who died Thursday at the age of 102, was an architect of singular vision. One of the great figures of 20th century modernism, he was perhaps best known for his powerful use of geometry.
Each structure is a jewel, and each one a masterwork of I.M. Pei, who has left his imprint on nearly every corner of the globe, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest architects the world has ever known. Born in China in 1917, Pei arrived in the United States in the 1930s and, in 1948, began work as the in-house designer for the New York ...
