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I. M. Pei

Chinese-American architect (1917–2019)

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I. M. Pei was a renowned Chinese-American architect who designed many iconic buildings around the world, including the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong and the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris. His innovative designs and influence on modern architecture made him one of the most important and celebrated architects of the 20th century.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1917
Died: 2019-05-16
Works: 10

Top works

The World Trade Center
Miho Museum and the work of I.M. Pei
I. M. Pei essences
40-story waterfront towers approved
Museum of Chinese art for Shanghai

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Film & TV

Acting · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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…

Known for

François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères — Self2017
I.M. Pei: Building China Modern2010
America: The Story of Us — Self2010
A Cat's Tale — TV Personality2008
My Architect: A Son's Journey — Self2003

Article

Ieoh Ming Pei (/ˌjoʊ mɪŋ ˈpeɪ/ YOH ming PAY; Chinese: 貝聿銘; pinyin: Bèi Yùmíng; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was a Chinese-American architect.

Born in Guangzhou into a Chinese family, 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 quickly transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unhappy with the focus on Beaux-Arts architecture at both schools, he spent his free time researching emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier.