I.M. Pei - A profile in American Architecture (Art Ebook).pdf

HN Abrams / 1990 / Pdf / English / 320 pages / ISBN10 0810937093 / 63.6 MB

IM Pei has designed some of the twentieth century most elegant and powerful buildings, works as diverse as the rigorously geometric East Building of the National Gallery in Washington, DC. the frankly ornamental Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing, and the boldly high tech pyramid for the Louvre in Paris. In more than four decades as an architect, Pei has worked with a series of distinguished clients (from Paul Mellon to Francois Mitterrand), has been involved in several dramatic and controversial projects, and has won every important honor in his field. In addition, his personal story is a compelling one - the classic tale of a newcomer to America who finds great artistic and personal success (he is among the select group of foreign-born Americans to be awarded the nations Medal of Liberty.