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I. M. Pei

Ieoh Ming Pei.

Chinese-American architect; designer of the Louvre pyramid in Paris, Hong Kong's Bank of China Building and the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.

Biographical Information

Name: I. M. Pei
Full name: Ieoh Ming Pei
Born on 26 April 1917 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Asia
Place(s) of activity:
1919

Family moves to Hong Kong
1927

Attends Saint John's Middle School in Shanghai
1935

Leaves for the United States, short stay at the University of Philadelphia
1936 - 1940

Transfers to MIT; Bachelor of Architecture; Alpha Ro Chi Medal
1941

Research assistant at the Bemis Foundation;
Works for Stone and Webster
1942

Marries Eileen Loo, student at Harvard Graduate School of Design
1943 - 1945

Volunteers for the National Defense Research Committee in Princeton
1945 - 1948

Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design under Walter Gropius, Master of Architecture;
Occupies a post as assistant professor for two years
1948

Employed by William Zeckendorf as architectural director for Webb and Knapp
1954

Becomes a US citizen
1955

Founds I. M. Pei and Associates
1966

The firm becomes I. M. Pei and Partners
1968

Firm receives AIA Prize
1979

AIA Medal
1981

Great Gold Medal of the Academy of Architecture

Structures and Projects

Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:

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Bibliography

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Relevant Websites

Relevant Publications

  • Bussagli, Marco Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France), ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 364-365
  • Dupré, Judith & Smith, Adrian Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA), ISBN 1579127878, 2008
  • Mission Interministérielle de Coordination des Grandes Opérations d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme Architectures capitales, Electa Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2866530411, 1988
  • Suner, Bruno Ieoh Ming Pei, Éditions Hazan, Paris (France), ISBN 2850251763, 1988
  • Wiseman, Carter I. M. Pei (2nd edition), Harry N Abrams, New York (USA), ISBN 0810934779, 2001
  • Wiseman, Carter I. M. Pei (1st edition), Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York (USA), ISBN 0810937093, 1990