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AD Classics: Suzhou Museum / I.M. Pei + Pei Partnership Architects

George Zhang — Fri, 11 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

As one of the latest built works of acclaimed Pritzker architect I.M. Pei, Suzhou Museum was built in the heart of his hometown, Suzhou, China. As one of the last surviving modernists, the architect strove to bring together both his modernist sensibilities as well as the Suzhou vernacular. Sited on the northeast section of the historic quarter of Suzhou, the museum is adjacent to the landmarked Zhong Wang Fu, a complex of 19th-century historical residences, and the Garden of the Humble Administrator, a 16th-century garden listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. [1]

Miho Museum / I.M. Pei

Karen Valenzuela — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:00:48 +0000

The Miho Museum was a joint Japanese and American project completed by architect I. M. Pei and Kibowkan International, Inc. in August of 1996 on a scenic mountainside in a nature preserve near the town of Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture, Japan.

AD Classics: Everson Museum / I.M. Pei

Jesse Ganes — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

With a collection focused largely on American art and ceramics, the Everson Museum exists as a structure that is more than just a vault for art. Designed in 1968 by I.M. Pei, the structure sought to simultaneously challenge the traditional museum typology through its innovative form while also existing as an object of modern art in its own right. Pei conceived the Everson as an open structure with access to its interior from all of its exposed sides.

AD Classics: AD Classics: Bank of China Tower / I.M. Pei

Brian Pagnotta — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:00:00 +0000

When commissioned to design the Bank of China Tower on an intricate inland site, I.M. Pei was requested to create an unavoidably tall unique headquarters in a typhoon-prone region that would represent the aspirations of the Chinese people yet also symbolize good will toward the British Colony.

AD Classics: JFK Presidential Library / I.M. Pei

Greg LeMaire — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:00:00 +0000

After a nine year process and fourteen possible architects the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library was finally finished and dedicated on October 20, 1979. Architect I.M. Pei’s signature geometric shapes of concrete steel and glass created an appropriate stately monumentality. A juxtaposition of spaces and light quality along with a defined and lucid circulation creates a logical story line of its namesake.

AD Classics: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University / I.M. Pei

Megan Sveiven — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

With a desire to make a dramatic statement while maintaining an optimal amount of scenic views, transparent open spaces and windows beautifully contrast the heaviness and boldness of the rectangular forms of concrete.

AD Classics: East Building, National Gallery of Art / I.M. Pei

Megan Sveiven — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

What would eventually become known as the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, the initial portion of the museum was financed by art collector Andrew Mellon. Architect John Russel Pope was hired to design the museum in the late 1930s, with the intentions of leaving space for future additions.

AD Classics: Luce Memorial Chapel / I.M. Pei

Megan Sveiven — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Named after an American missionary of the late 19th century, the Luce Memorial Chapel was added to the campus of Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan. It was designed by Chen Chi-Kwan, an artist and architect, in collaboration with the infamous architect I.M. Pei.

AD Classics: Le Grand Louvre / I.M. Pei

Eduardo Souza — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:00:00 +0000

In 1981, the newly elected French president, Francois Mitterrand, launched a campaign to renovate cultural institutions throughout France. One of the most advantageous of those projects was the renovation and reorganization of the Louvre.