17-05-2019 19:27 via citylab.com

How I. M. Pei Shaped the Modern City - CityLab

How I. M. Pei Shaped the Modern City  CityLabI. M. Pei died Thursday at the age of 102 after a long career as an architect of great renown. Most known for his glass pyramid addition to the Louvre Museum in Paris and the East Building addition to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the China-born, U.S.-trained architect took on commissions that helped reshape cities around the world through the second half of the 20th century. After studying under former Bauhaus master Walt
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