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 |
| Deceased on | 16 May 2019 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, North America |
| 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; |
| 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; |
| 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:
- The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center - I. M. Pei and Partners
- 200 Clarendon Street
- Bank of China Headquarters - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
- Bank of China Tower - I. M. Pei and Associates
- Chamber of Commerce of Greater Augusta - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Cleo Rogers Memorial Library - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Creative Artists Agency - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Dallas City Hall - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Deutsches Historisches Museum Extension - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
- Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University - I. M. Pei and Partners
- H. Leslie Hoffman Hall of Business Administration
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art - I. M. Pei and Partners
- James Brown Arena - I. M. Pei and Partners
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum
- JP Morgan Chase Tower - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Louvre Pyramid - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
- Luce Chapel at Tunghai University
- Miho Museum Footbridge
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
- Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean
- Musée du Louvre
- National Airlines Terminal - I. M. Pei and Partners
- National Center for Atmospheric Research - I. M. Pei and Associates
- One West Loop Plaza - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Palais du Louvre
- Pyramide Inversée - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
- Spelman Halls
- University Apartments - I. M. Pei and Associates
- Wiesner Building / Center for Arts & Media Technology - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Wildwood Office Park - I. M. Pei and Partners
- Wilson Commons
- Zeughaus roof - Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- Architectures capitales. Paris 1979-1989. Electa Moniteur, Paris (France), 1988, pp. 192.
- (1990): I. M. Pei. A Profile in American Architecture. 1st edition, Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York (USA), pp. 320.
- (2001): I. M. Pei. A Profile in American Architecture. 2nd edition, Harry N Abrams, New York (USA), pp. 340.
- (1988): Ieoh Ming Pei. Éditions Hazan, Paris (France), pp. 154.
- (2003): Ein Museum avanciert zum Kunstwerk. Ieoh Ming Peis Neubau des Deutschen Historischen Museums. In: Hot & Cool, v. 3, n. 2 ( 2003), pp. 6-11.
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1000041 - Published on:
02/01/1999 - Last updated on:
17/05/2019
