Ieoh Ming Pei

By: Tyrell Woods

About Ieoh

Born- Canton, China Emmigrated in 1935 Boarded the SS President Coolidge Docked in San Francisco

SS President Coolidge

Religion

No religion has been listed but. Ieoh was really close to his mother and she was a Buddhist.

Buddhist temple

Buddha

Living/Working conditions

Ieoh’s father was a well paid banker in Hong Kong. Ieoh immediately went to school at the University of

Pennsylvania. Immediately after school he got a job at an architectural job

in New York so his living conditions were the same if not better.

Hong Kong

Ieoh’s StructuresLouvre pyramid

Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)

Museum of Islamic ArtJohn F. Kennedy Library

Indentured Servant?

I. M. Pei was not an indentured servant. The time era is wrong

I. M. Pei’s Contribution’s

The Louvre (Museum of Art) Paris, France. The Louvre holds the worlds most famous paintings, for example (Mona Lisa)

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar. This Museum holds one of the world’s most complete collections of Islamic artifacts.

The Bank of China Tower is one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in Admiralty. Was the tallest building in Asia from 1989 to 1992

The building is the official repository for original papers and correspondence of the Kennedy Administration

I.M. Pei’s Influence

Bing Crosby’s film’s in particular had tremendous influence of

Pei and choosing America to Pursue his dreams.

Bing Crosby

Pei’s other works

Incendiary Bomb (Napalm)

The US realized that its bombs used against the stone buildings of Europe would be ineffective against Japanese cities, mostly constructed from wood and paper; Pei was assigned to work on Incendiary bombs.

Pei Today

Pei’s last big project. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland, Ohio.

Today Pei is CEO of I.M. Pei (his own company).