Ieoh Ming Pei FAIA RIBA [2] (/ ˌjoʊ mɪŋ ˈpeɪ / YOH ming PAY; [3][4] Chinese: 貝聿銘; pinyin: Bèi Yùmíng; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was a Chinese-American architect.

Apr 8, 2025 · I.M. Pei (born April 26, 1917, Guangzhou, China—died May 16, 2019, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Chinese-born American architect noted for his large, elegantly designed urban buildings and complexes. He received the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 1983.

What inspired the Chinese American architect to make some of the world’s most beautiful buildings? Read about I. M. Pei’s influences, the first building he designed, and his celebrated structures. 1. Pei’s childhood shaped his creative approach. Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China, on April 26, 1917.

Apr 26, 2020 · Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei (April 26, 1917-May 16, 2019), is arguably the greatest living member of the modernist generation of architects.

May 17, 2019 · The world-renowned Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei, known as I. M. Pei, passed away yesterday at the age of 102. The acclaimed architect is known for his bold designs and explicit geometries in his projects, spanning his career over six decades.

Ieoh Ming Pei, born in 1917, was a Chinese-American architect known for his explicit, bold designs and intriguing geometric forms. He moved to the US in 1935 to pursue higher studies and started his career in architecture.

Ieoh Ming Pei’s architecture can be characterized by its faith in modernism, humanized by its subtlety, lyricism, and beauty. Pei was born in Canton China in 1917 and came to the United States in 1935 to study first at the University of Pennsylvania and then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B. Arch. 1940) and the Harvard Graduate ...

Known for his dramatic use of concrete and glass, Pei counts among his most famous buildings the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the John Hancock Tower in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Canton, China, on April 26, 1917.

His versatility and the depth of his practice have enabled Pei to create monumental set pieces in great cities around the world.

May 16, 2019 · I.M. Pei, born Ieoh Ming Pei on 26 April 1917 in Guangzhou, China, was awarded the UIA Gold Medal in 2014. He arrived in the United States in 1935 and studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he received a …