I.M. Pei

I.M. Pei

Born: April 26, 1917
Died: May 16, 2019
in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was unhappy with the focus at both schools on Beaux-Arts architecture, and spent his free time researching emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier. After graduating, he joined the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and became a friend of the Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer.

Notable Buildings He Designed and Constructed

John F. Kennedy Library, Boston

National Gallery of Art East Building

Louvre Pyramid, Paris

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Indiana University Art Museum

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Miho Museum

Movies for I.M. Pei...

François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères
Title: François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères
Character: I.M. Pei
Released: April 4, 2017
Type: Movie
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Title: America: The Story of Us
Character: I.M. Pei
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: TV
America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History channel. Produced by Nutopia, the program portrays more than 400 years of American history. It spans time from the successful English settlement of Jamestown beginning in 1607, through to the present day. Narrated by Liev Schreiber, the series recreates many historical events by using actors dressed in the style of the period and computer-generated special effects. The miniseries received mixed reviews by critics; but it attracted the largest audiences of any special aired by the channel to date.
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Cats: The Movie!
Title: Cats: The Movie!
Character: TV Personality
Released: September 9, 2008
Type: Movie
A young domestic "indoor" cat named Marcello escapes from his home one day into the big outdoors to visit "Jujube", a pretty out-door female kitty. Alone for the first time in his short life, Marcello learns to grow up and finds true love.
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My Architect: A Son's Journey
Title: My Architect: A Son's Journey
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2003
Type: Movie
World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11.
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Berlin Babylon
Title: Berlin Babylon
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 2001
Type: Movie
A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
Title: Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
Released: June 25, 1997
Type: Movie
Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled to see, alter, and recreate his natural surroundings. His gardens and fountains were transformations meant to bring out the beauty their locations had always possessed.
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First Person Singular: I.M. Pei
Title: First Person Singular: I.M. Pei
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Architect I.M. Pei speaks about his famous works, such as the addition to the Louvre in Paris, the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. Footage of these projects shows both interiors and exteriors. Various other experts comment on the impact and importance of Pei's work.
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National Gallery Builds
Title: National Gallery Builds
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 1978
Type: Movie
This film highlights the East Building's architectural conception and construction, beginning with the challenge initially faced by architect I. M. Pei. Documentation of construction includes footage of the works of art commissioned for the building.
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I.M. Pei: Building China Modern
Title: I.M. Pei: Building China Modern
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Entering the twilight of his career, Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to work on his most personal project do date. He is commissioned to build a modern museum in the city's oldest neighborhood which is populated by classical structures from the Ming and Qing dynasties.