Art, Design & Fashion
Landmark
I. M. Pei
1917 – 2019
Architect of the Louvre Pyramid and the Bank of China Tower
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The Guangzhou-born architect whose glass pyramid at the Louvre and soaring Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong made him one of the most celebrated architects of the twentieth century.
I. M. Pei left China to study architecture in the United States in 1935 and built his career there. His works include the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, the Bank of China Tower and the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.
He received the Pritzker Prize in 1983. In China he designed the Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing and the Suzhou Museum, close to his family's ancestral home.
He received the Pritzker Prize in 1983. In China he designed the Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing and the Suzhou Museum, close to his family's ancestral home.
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