Ieoh ming pei
1983 laureate
ieoh ming pei is a founding partner of i. m. pei partners, since evolved to pei cobb freed partners, based in new york city. he was born in china in 1917. he come to the united states in 1935 to study architecture at the massachusetts institute of technology b. arch. 1940 and the harvard graduate school of design m. arch. 1946. in 1948, he accepted the newly created post of director of architecture at webb knapp, inc., the real estate development firm, and this association resulted in major architectural and planning projects in chicago, philadelphia, washington, pittsburgh and other cities. in 1958, he formed the partnership of i. m. pei associates, which become i.m. pei partners in 1966. the partnership received the 1968 architectural firm award of the american institute of architects.
pei has designed over fifty projects in this country and abroad, many of which have been award winners. his more prominent commissions have included the ea...