Today's archidose #959: I.M. Pei


Today is I.M. Pei's 100th birthday, so I've rummaged through the archidose Flickr pool to find a sampling of some of his buildings, listed in chronological order. Mouse over and/or click on images for photographer information.

Jefferson Hall Conference Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1963:
Jefferson Hall Conference Center

University Village, New York University, New York, 1966:
Silver Towers

Sculpture Wing of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, 1968:


Cleo Rogers Memorial Library, Columbus, Indiana, 1969:


East Building, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978:
National Gallery of Art - I M Pei

John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, 1979:
JFK Museum

Le Grande Louvre, Paris, 1989:
l'automne 2005
The same, photographed in 2016 when street artist JR made Pei's glass pyramid "disappear":
Untitled

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, 1990:
Bank Of China

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH, 1995:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1995)

Miho Museum, Shiga, Japan, 1997:
ミホミュージアム, 滋賀県, Miho Museum, Shiga, Japan

Extension to the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, 2003:
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Alemanha

MUDAM-Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg, 2006:
Mudam Luxembourg - Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean

Suzhou Museum, Suzhou, China, 2006:
Suzhou Museum by I.M. Pei

The Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, 2014:
The Museum Of Islamic Art

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