Celebrating I.M. Pei’s 96th Birthday Today, famed...

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Celebrating I.M. Pei’s 96th Birthday

Today, famed architect I.M. Pei turns 96. Born in Guangzhou, China, Pei came to the United States in 1935 to pursue higher education. He graduated from MIT with his Bachelors in Architecture in 1940 and from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in 1946.

Pei’s work is distinctly modernist with cubist tones and often features distinctive sweeping reflective glass facades. He is perhaps best known for the glass and steel pyramid at the Museé du Louvre in Paris, France—a controversial project completed in 1989 that has since become one of the most iconic modern buildings in France.

For more photos from I.M. Pei’s greatest works, check out their location pages below:

• Pyramide du Louvre - Paris, France


• John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Library and Museum - Boston, Massachusetts, USA


• Luce Memorial Chapel (路思義教堂) - Tunghai, Taiwan


• Bank of China Tower (中銀大廈) - Hong Kong


• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Cleveland, Ohio, USA


• Suzhou Museum (苏州博物馆)- Suzhou, China


• 5th Avenue Apple Store - New York City, New York, USA


• Miho Museum - Kyoto, Japan


• Fountain Place - Dallas, Texas, USA

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