Architects and Designers

I. M. Pei

YOH ming PAY

Also Known As Ieoh Ming Pei

Modern

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Architecture and Design Atlas. "I. M. Pei." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-architecture.interactiveatlas.org/architects/ieoh-ming-pei.

APA Style

Architecture and Design Atlas. (n.d.). I. M. Pei. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-architecture.interactiveatlas.org/architects/ieoh-ming-pei

BibTeX

@misc{architectureanddesignatlas-i-m-pei,
  author = {Architecture and Design Atlas},
  title = {I. M. Pei},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-architecture.interactiveatlas.org/architects/ieoh-ming-pei},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Chinese American architect, 1917 to 2019, master of crisp geometric modernism in stone, concrete and glass: the East Building of the National Gallery in Washington, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and the glass pyramid at the Louvre, reviled when proposed and beloved within a decade. He received the Pritzker Prize in 1983.

Facts

Birth Year

1917 1

Death Year

2019 2

Nationality

Chinese, later American 1

Defining Contribution

Geometric modernism; the Louvre Pyramid 1

Sources

1. Pritzker Architecture Prize Official Site

The Hyatt FoundationView the Source

2. Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source

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