PunkTheFunk 125,733 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Louvre pyramid architect I M Pei dies aged 102 I M Pei, the architect behind buildings including the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris, has died aged 102. Tributes have been pouring in, remembering him for a lifetime of designing iconic structures worldwide. Pei's designs are renowned for their emphasis on precision geometry, plain surfaces and natural light. He carried on working well into old age, creating one of his most famous masterpieces - the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar - in his 80s. Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China in 1917, and moved to the US at the age of 18 to study at Pennsylvania, MIT and Harvard. He worked as a research scientist for the US government during World War Two, and went on to work as an architect, founding his own firm in 1955. One of the 20th Century's most prolific architects, he has designed municipal buildings, hotels, schools and other structures across North America, Asia and Europe. Above: Qatar's Islamic Museum of Art. Below: Boston's John F Kennedy Library and Museum Pei sparked controversy for his "pyramide inversée" (inverted pyramid) at the Louvre Museum. The glass structure opened in 1993 and is now one of Paris' most famous landmarks. In 1983 Pei was given the prestigious Pritzker Prize. The jury said he had he "has given this century some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms". He used his $100,000 prize money to start a scholarship fund for Chinese students to study architecture in America. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48303529 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotLikeMexico 6,719 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 His portfolio of work is amazing, and one I used for my precedent studies when I was in architecture school. He had a way of using geometries effectively and allowed for innovative ways on using natural light. As an architect myself, this is very sad, but his amazing buildings still stand, and are icons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrtpop 2,752 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 so sad that he's gone but its great that he had such a long life with so many accomplishments. he will be very well and fondly remembered forever aphrodite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsy101 5,453 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 i feel like most people really did not like that pyramid when it was added, i always thought it was kind of cool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Louvre Pyramid will always be iconic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Nook 37,820 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 102 wow that is an achievement he will be missed in the art community Uh Red Wine... Convict... Gah Gah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitleysingur 13,790 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Rest in peace Dreams of you and me are in the dirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,808 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I'm surprised I. M. Pei was still alive. Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaXCollection 7,723 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I M Pei also designed the Massaleh Towers here in Kuwait back in the 70s Rest in peace ladygagaxcollection.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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