Mexico City, Doha or L.A.? The Answer Depends on What You’re Looking For
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I M Pei
I.M. Pei, born Ieoh Ming Pei on April 26, 1917, in Guangzhou, China, was a renowned Chinese-American architect celebrated for his bold designs and innovative use of geometric forms. He moved to the United States in 1935 to study architecture, earning a bachelor's degree from MIT and a master's degree from Harvard's Graduate School of Design under Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Pei's early career included work with Webb and Knapp, a real estate development firm, where he gained experience in large-scale urban projects. In 1955, he founded his own firm, I.M. Pei & Associates (later Pei Cobb Freed & Partners). His portfolio includes some of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century, such as the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. One of Pei's most famous works is the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris, completed in 1989, which seamlessly blends modernist principles with a historic setting. He received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1983. Pei passed away on May 16, 2019, leaving behind a legacy of architectural masterpieces that continue to inspire. Read more about Arts.
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