In this March 29, 1989, file photo, Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei laughs while posing for a portrait in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, in the museum’s Napoleon Courtyard, ...
World-renowned architect I.M. Pei has died at the age of 102, his son told the New York Times. Some of Pei's most iconic designs include the glass pyramid at the Louvre, the East Building of the ...
The modernist architect I. M. Pei, who has died aged 102, was once pilloried for plonking a glass pyramid into the courtyard of the Louvre, but his controversial creation is now a landmark of the ...
In this clip from I.M. Pei: Building China Modern, Pei describes the resistance he initially face when building The Louvre Pyramid and how he worked through the cultural attitudes that were resistant ...
I.M. Pei, the preeminent US architect who forged a distinct brand of modern building design with his sharp lines and stark structures, has died in New York, his sons' architecture firm said Thursday.
This morning, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame officials in Cleveland announced that construction will begin next month on the highly anticipated 50,000-square-foot expansion to I. M. Pei ’s original glass ...
Architect I.M. Pei (1917–2019) believed that “success is a collection of problems solved,” and designing the Louvre’s now-iconic glass pyramid entrance put that philosophy to the ultimate test. In ...
Looking at the skyline of Philadelphia now, it's hard to imagine how different it was more than 60 years ago. Just as three buildings rose in Society Hill in 1964, so did the architect behind them, ...
This may sound odd coming from someone who grew up in New York City, but my first immersive experience with modern architecture came when I moved to Ithaca. For three of the four years I spent in that ...
NEW YORK -- I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has ...