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| | I. M. Pei - Great Buildings Online |
 | | Pei worked as the head of the architectural division of Webb and Knapp, Inc. until 1960, when he resigned and founded his own architectural office, I. Pei & Partners, New York, which in 1979 became Pei, Cobb, Free & Partners. |
 | | Due to his reliance on abstract form and materials such as stone, concrete, glass, and steel, Pei has been considered a disciple of Walter Gropius. |
 | | Pei generally designs sophisticated glass clad buildings loosely related to the high-tech movement. |
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