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I. M. Pei

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I. M. Pei

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Also known as Ieoh Ming Pei, Yuming Bei, Yü-Ming Pei, Bèi Yù Míng, Bei Yu Ming, IM Pei, I.M. Pei

Chinese-American architect (1917–2019)

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I. M. Pei, born 貝聿銘 in Guangzhou, was an American architect associated with the International Style. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. His professional career included employment with Webb and Knapp. Pei was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

His notable works include the Louvre Pyramid, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Bank of China Tower, and the Luce Memorial Chapel. His works are held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Pei received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the National Medal of Arts, the Royal Gold Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He spoke English and Chinese.

Pei died in New York City in 2019. He was a citizen of the United States and Taiwan. His ancestral home was Suzhou. He had four children.

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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
  • Berlin Babylon — Self2001
  • First Person Singular: I.M. Pei — Himself1997
  • Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper — Self1997
  • Bauhaus in America — Self1995
  • National Gallery Builds — Self1978

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Bei
Gender
male
Citizenship
Taiwan
Place of birth
Guangzhou
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
architect
Position held
assistant professor
Employer
Webb and Knapp
Languages spoken
Chinese
Field of work
architecture
Movement
International Style
Image
Itzhak Perlman with I.M. Pei, architect, looking at model of NYC Convention Center (03124v) (cropped).jpg
Number of children
4
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I. M. Pei
date of birth
1917-04-26
member of
Académie des beaux-arts
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I. M. Pei
name in native language
貝聿銘
birth name
貝聿銘
has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago
date of death
2019-05-16
ancestral home
Suzhou
subject has role
centenarian
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
place of burial
Kensico Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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