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 I. M. Pei
Pei's many professional honors are the Arnold Brunner Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters (1963); the Medal of Honor of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (1963) and The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Medal "for distinguished contribution to the field of architecture" (1976).
Pei was chosen the Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the $100,000 honorarium from which he used to establish a scholarship fund for Chinese architects to study in the United States (with the strict proviso that they return to China to practice their profession).
Pei accepted the Independent Award of Brown University in 1997, and the Edward MacDowell Medal of the MacDowell Colony in 1998, and the BZ Kulturpreis in 1999.
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 Ieoh Ming Pei - Wikipedia
Pei wurde in China geboren, 1935 siedelte er in die USA über.
Pei zählt zu den renommiertesten Baumeistern weltweit, seine Bauwerke der klassischen Moderne sind auf drei Kontinenten zu finden.
Von 1988 bis 1993 erschuf Pei die Glaspyramide des Louvre in Paris, 1995 die ebenfalls Pyramidenformen aufweisende Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
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 AllRefer.com - I. M. Pei (Architecture, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Pei emigrated to the United States in 1935 and studied at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard, where he taught from 1945 to 1948.
Pei's involvement in urban planning includes the Government Center, Boston (1961), and Society Hill, Philadelphia (with Edmund N. Bacon, 1964).
His master plan for the Louvre's expansion and renovation (1987–89) initially outraged critics, in large part because of the glass pyramid that formed the entrance to the museum's new underground section.
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 WashingtonPost.com: I M Pei : Mandarin of Modernism
Pei is known for his ability to converse with anyone on any topic in a voice that still carries traces of China, and his playful, expressive face lights up at the mention of his wide-ranging interests-French and Chinese cuisine, abstract art, gardening, travel and wine.
Pei imparts unshakable self-assurance and an ambassadorial sense of propriety.
Pei withstood the worst trial of his long career with the jounty disposition for which he is famous.
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 the chinese-born american architect ieoh ming pei
the chinese-born american architect ieoh ming pei is one of the most prolific architects of our times.................................................................
ieoh ming pei was born in april 26th, 1917 in canton, china,
pei emigrated to the us at 17 to study architecture at m.i.t.
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 Ieoh ming pei - Pei, IM on Encyclopedia.com
Ieoh Ming Pei - United States architect (born in China in 1917) Synonyms: Pei, IM Pei.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in China in 1917, the son of a prominent banker.
Ieoh Ming Pei, better known as IM Pei, was born in Guangzhou (Canton), China on April 26th 1917.
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 Ieoh Ming Pei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pei is one of the most successful architects of the 20th century.
Ieoh Ming Pei (Chinese: 貝聿銘; pinyin: Bèi Yùmíng) was born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917 to a prominent banker.
Li Chung Pei helped his father design the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong in 1989.
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 Ieoh Ming Pei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Pei retired from the firm to pursue smaller projects of personal interests in late 1990, after more than four decades of practice.
Pei was one of the most innovative and prolific 20th-century architects.
Pei's architectural style blossomed in the early 1960s with his design for the National Center for Atmospheric Research on a remote mesa in the Rocky Mountains.
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 Ieoh Ming Pei (b. 1917) - Architect's Biographies - Archiseek.com
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Canton, China in 1917.
Pei worked as an instructor and then as an assistant professor at Harvard before he joined Webb & Knapp Inc. in New York in 1948.
Pei worked as the head of the architectural division of Webb and Knapp, Inc. until 1960.
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 Ieoh Ming Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei, or better known as I.M. Pei, was the man behind these magnificent buildings, and can be considered one of the greatest architect of all time.
I.M. Pei is definitely one of the most distinguished architects of the twentieth century.
Pei himself is a Pritzker Prize Laureate, thus securing himself in history as one of the greatest architects of all time.
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Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘, pinyin: Bèi Yùmíng) (26 de abril de 1917) es un arquitecto estadounidense de orígen chino.
En 1955 Pei adoptó la nacionalidad estadounidense y al año siguiente fundó su propio despacho de arquitectura, I. Pei and Partners.
Pei es uno de los arquitectos más apreciados de nuestro tiempo.
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 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Ieoh Ming Pei
His very name, Ieoh Ming, means "to inscribe brightly," as his buildings have illuminated skylines worldwide.
I.M. Pei has found beauty in simplicity and boldness in geometry, setting the standard for modern architecture.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in April 26th, 1917 in Canton, China, son of a prominent banker.
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 I.M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei is a founding partner of I. Pei and Partners, since evolved to Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, based in New York City.
Pei has designed over fifty projects in this country and abroad, many of which have been award winners.
Ieoh Ming Pei has given this century some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms.
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 Ieoh Ming Pei - Wikipédia
Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘, pinyin ;: Bèi Yùmíng) est un architecte de nationalité américaine, né à Canton (Chine) le 26 avril 1917.
Ieoh Ming Pei est diplômé en 1940 du MIT pour la spécialité architecture.
En 1955, il est naturalisé américain et fonde sa propre agence avec deux associés, Eason Leonard et Henry Cobb, qui deviendra l'agence Pei Léonard Cobb and Partners.
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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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 Netscape Search Category - Pei, Ieoh Ming
Ieoh Ming Pei (1917-) Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database.
Pei, Ieoh Ming (1917-) Richard S. Bei provides a biography of the Chinese-born American architect, illustrated list of his work and image gallery of examples, criticism and review and speeches and interviews.
Pei, Ieoh Ming (1917-) Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the Chinese-born architect who worked mainly in the US, 1983 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech.
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 Pei, I.M. --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
One of the most notable American architects of the 20th century was Chinese-born Ieoh Ming Pei.
Pei is one of the United States experts in the construction of multistory urban buildings.
Pei is one of the United States experts in the construction of multistory urban...
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Pei - Biography and works of the modern architect from Great Buildings Online.
Ieoh Ming Pei (1917-) - Biography, detailed project list with images and bibliography archived at the ArchINFORM database.
Pei, Ieoh Ming (1917-) - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the Chinese-born architect who worked mainly in the US, 1983 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech.
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 Amazon.com: Books: Conversations With I. M. Pei: Light Is the Key   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Chinese-born American architect Ioeh Ming Pei is one of the most prolific architects of our times.
Pei has commented to filmmaker Gero von Boehm that architecture is essentially geometry modeled by light.
The architect considers people and light to be the two essential ingredients of his architecture, since their presence and interplay makes his buildings come to life.
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 I. M. Pei -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He became a (Click link for more info and facts about naturalized citizen) naturalized citizen of the United States in 1954.
Pei, the last "master" of high (An artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles) modernist (The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings) architecture, has been described as an architect who focuses on abstract form.
While Pei is one of the most successful (Click link for more info and facts about 20th century) 20th century architects in the world, with numerous landmark buildings and extensions to his name, his work has had little influence on architectural theory.
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 the chinese-born american architect ieoh ming pei
biography/interview with pei is just the book for you.
born in china in 1917, pei emigrated to the us in the
perhaps the most striking aspect of pei’s body of work,
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 I. M. Pei
Pei, I. (Ieoh Ming Pei), 1917–;, Chinese-American architect, b.
I.M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, at the inauguration of the Pyramide du Louvre, which he designed.
Architect I. Pei to Receive 2003 Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation In Construction Technology; Pei to Be Honored at a Reception and Program on April 15 at the Museum.
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 Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Local News Columnist Esther Wu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Pei is the founder of the Committee of 100, which was created to foster better understanding between the people of the United States and China and more opportunities in all fields for Chinese-Americans.
Ieoh Ming Pei, who was born in China in 1917, came to the United States at 17 to study architecture.
Pei felt that he could not speak for all Chinese-Americans, so he gathered a few prominent Chinese-Americans to discuss the issue at his office.
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 MSN Encarta - Resultados de la búsqueda - Ieoh Ming Pei
MSN Encarta - Resultados de la búsqueda - Ieoh Ming Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei (1917- ), arquitecto estadounidense de origen chino, uno de los más innovadores y prolíficos del siglo XX.
Entre los arquitectos premiados hasta la fecha se encuentran los estadounidenses Ieoh Ming Pei (1983), Richard Meier (1984), Frank Gehry (1989) y...
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 I. M. Pei
Pei: a profile in American architecture, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 320 pgs.
First Person Singular, I. Pei Video directed by Peter Rosen and aired on PBS 8/31/97
Renowned architect I.M. Pei leads viewers through an extraordinary tour of his life's work in this documentary, which travels with Pei as he visits his work at the Louvre, the National Gallery of Art, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Bell Tower of Kyoto, the Meyerson Symphony Center and more.
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 Pei, Ieoh Ming P Famous Names
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Pei, ioeh ming pei, modern architect in the Great Buildings Online.
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 Ieoh Ming Pei Famous Names Architecture Arts English España   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ieoh Ming Pei Famous Names Architecture Arts English España
Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a brief biography of the Chinese-born architect who worked mainly in the US, 1983 citation by the Pritzker Jury and his acceptance speech.
Architectural tour with an audio commentry by I. Pei.
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