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Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘 pinyin Bèi Yùmíng) is a Chinese American architect born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917. He studied architecture at MIT and Harvard.
Pei, the last "master" of high modernist architecture, has been described as an architect who focuses on abstract form. He prefers materials such as stone, concrete, glass, and steel.
While Pei is one of the most successful 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre architects in the world, with numerous landmark buildings and extensions to his name, his work has had little influence on architectural theory.
- 19611961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first "upside-down" year i. one that looked the same upside down since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, cease - 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio National Center for Atmospheric ResearchThe National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAR , in Boulder, Colorado, was established in 1960 to serve as a focus for United States research on atmospheric and related science problems, including climate change, atmospheric chemistry, changes in atmos, in Boulder, ColoradoBoulder (40n01, 105w16 MST) is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,673. It is home to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the largest university in Colorado. It has an elevation, USA
- 1962Events January January 1 Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 8 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is e - Place Ville-MariePlace Ville-Marie or 1, Place Ville-Marie is a cruciform office tower built in the International style in 1962 along with an underground shopping mall which forms the nexus of Montreal's underground city, one of the world's largest, with indoor access to, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 1964 - S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York
- 1968 - 1974 Christian Science Center , in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1968 - Everson Museum of Art , in Syracuse, New York
- 1969 - Cleo Rogers Memorial Library , in Columbus, Indiana
- 1970 - National Airlines terminal at JFK Airport in New York, New York
- 1971 - Harbor Towers
- 1972 - Dallas City Hall
- 1972 - Paul Mellon Arts Center at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut
- 1974 - 1978 East Building, National Gallery of Art, in Washington, DC
- 1976 - John Hancock Tower, in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1976 - University of Rochester's Wilson Commons
- 1978 - 1982 Indiana University Art Museum in Bloomington, Indiana
- 1979 - John F. Kennedy Library, in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1979 - 1986 Javits Convention Center in New York, New York
- 1973 - Johnson Museum of Art , Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York
- 1981 - the Texas Commerce Tower in Houston, Texas, currently J.P. Morgan Chase Tower; ( 3D/International cooperated with Pei on the design of this building)
- 1982 - 1990 Bank of China Tower, in Hong Kong
- 1983 - Energy Plaza, Dallas, Texas
- 1985 - Wiesner building, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts
- 1986 - Fountain Place, Dallas, Texas
- 1989 - Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas
- 1989 - Carl C. Icahn Center for Science at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut
- 1989 - Pyramid of the Louvre, in Paris, France
- 1991 - Miho Museum , Shiga, Japan
- 1995 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio
- 2003 - extension building to the Deutsches Historisches Museum (German history museum), in Berlin, Germany.
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