Main entry:

Wiseman, Carter.

Title & Author:

I.M. Pei : a profile in American architecture / Carter Wiseman.

Publication:

New York : H.N. Abrams, 1990.

Description:

320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-305) and index.
An orderly enigma -- China, MIT, and Harvard (1917-48): the shaping of an architect -- The Zeckendorf Days (1948-60): learning to think big -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research (1961-67): the journey from planning to form -- The John F. Kennedy Library (1964-79): gateway to fame -- The Dallas Municipal Administration Center (1966-77): symbol for a city -- The John Hancock Tower (1966-76): a near fatal beauty -- The East Building of the National Gallery (1968-78): the power of art, taste, and money -- The Fragrant Hill Hotel (1979-82): you can't quite go home again -- The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (1979-86): The wages of politics and technology -- Le Grand Louvre (1983-89): The battle of the pyramid -- 1989: "the year of Pei."
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Traces the career of the successful architect, and looks at his most influential designs, including the Kennedy Library, the Dallas Municipal building, the National Gallery, the Louvre expansion, and the Bank of China.

ISBN:

0810937093
9780810937093

Subject:

Pei, I. M., 1917-2019.
Pei, I. M., 1917-
Pei, Ieoh M.
Architects United States Biography.
John Hancock Tower (Boston, Mass.).
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Architects.
Architektur
United States.
Architects United Biography
Pei, 1917-

Form/genre:

Biography.
collective biographies.
Biographies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 151321
Call No.: NA44.P377.9 W5 1990
Status: Available