I. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei (April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was a Chinese American architect. Pei was an important name in his field, with his buildings built all over the world. When he was a child, he learned basic knowledge about architecture from his father.
| I. M. Pei | |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | I. M. Pei |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | April 26, 1917 |
| Birth place | Guangzhou (Canton), Republic of China |
| Date of death | May 16, 2019 (aged 102) |
| Place of death | Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Work | |
| Buildings | Louvre Pyramid Bank of China Tower Javits Convention Center East Building, National Gallery of Art |
| Awards | AIA Gold Medal |
Career
Pei made innovations in architecture, and won the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Medal for Architecture. He built the Allied Bank Tower in Dallas, Texas, as well as the Louvre Pyramid, which is the main entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris. In 1983, Pei won the Pritzker Prize.[1]
Death
Pei died in the New York City borough of Manhattan on May 16, 2019. He was 102 years old.[2]
I. M. Pei Media
As a child, Pei found the Shizilin Garden in Suzhou to be "an ideal playground".
Pei describes the architecture of Shanghai's Bund waterfront area (seen here in a 2004 photo) as "very much a colonial past".
Pei's first project (1949) 131 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta
Pei wanted the open spaces and buildings of L'Enfant Plaza to be "functionally and visually related" to one another.
Pei said he wanted the Mesa Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research to look "as if it were carved out of the mountain".
As with NCAR, Pei combined elements of cubism and natural harmony when designing the dormitories at New College of Florida in the mid-1960s.
Pei considered the John F. Kennedy Library "the most important commission" in his life.
Providence's Cathedral Square, modeled after the Greek Agora marketplace
The distinctive modern pyramid shaped penthouse, designed by Pei, that was added to the top of the historic Lamar Building in 1976.
Pei wanted his design for Dallas City Hall to "convey an image of the people".
References
- ↑ Pritzker Architecture Prize, "I.M. Pei, 1983 Laureate"; retrieved 2013-3-27.
- ↑ Goldberger, Paul (May 16, 2019). "I.M. Pei, World-Renowned Architect, Is Dead at 102" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/obituaries/im-pei-dead.html. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
Sources
"I. M. Pei." Notable Asian Americans. Ed. Helen Zia and Susan B. Gall. Detroit: Gale, 1995. Biography in Context. Web. May 29, 2015. "I. M. Pei." Newsmakers. Detroit: Gale, 1990. Biography in Context. Web. May 29, 2015.
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