I.M. Pei

Born: 1917-04-26

Ieoh Ming Pei (Chinese: 貝聿銘), FAIA, RIBA[2] (English: /joʊ.mɪŋ.ˈpeɪ/ yoh-ming-PAY[3][4] 26 April 1917 – 16 May 2019) was a Chinese-American architect. Born in Guangzhou but raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the garden villas at Suzhou, the traditional retreat of the scholar-gentry to which his family belonged. In 1935, he moved to the United States and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania's architecture school, but he quickly transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was unhappy with the focus at both schools on Beaux-Arts architecture, and spent his free time researching emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier. After graduating, he joined the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and became a friend of the Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Notable Buildings He Designed and Constructed John F. Kennedy Library, Boston National Gallery of Art East Building Louvre Pyramid, Paris Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong Museum of Islamic Art, Doha Indiana University Art Museum Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Miho Museum


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Cats: The Movie!

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Released: 2008-09-09

A young domestic "indoor" cat named Marcello escapes from his home one day into the big outdoors...

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Berlin Babylon

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Released: 2001-09-27

A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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My Architect: A Son's Journey

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Released: 2003-11-12

World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building)...

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Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper

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Released: 1997-06-25

Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he...

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First Person Singular: I.M. Pei

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Released: 1997-01-01

Architect I.M. Pei speaks about his famous works, such as the addition to the Louvre in Paris,...

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America: The Story of Us

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First aired: 2010-04-25

America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that...

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