I.M. Pei
Birthday
1917/04/26
Day of death
2019/05/16 (102 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Also know as
貝聿銘, 贝聿铭, Ieoh Ming Pei
Biography
Ieoh Ming Pei (Chinese: 貝聿銘), FAIA, RIBA[2] (English: /joʊ.mɪŋ.ˈpeɪ/ yoh-ming-PAY[3][4] 26 April 1917 – 16 May 2019) was a Chinese-American architect. Born in Guangzhou but raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the garden villas at Suzhou, the traditional retreat of the scholar-gentry to which his family belonged. In 1935, he moved to the United States and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania's architecture school, but he quickly transferred to the Mas...Read more
Acting
I.M. Pei: Building China Modern
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(2003) My Architect: A Son's Journey
as Self
(2017) François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères
as I.M. Pei
(2001) Berlin Babylon
as Self
(2008) Cats: The Movie!
as TV Personality
(1997) First Person Singular: I.M. Pei
as Himself
(1978) National Gallery Builds
as Self
(1997) Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
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(2010) America: The Story of Us
as Self