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- ISBN: 9780847831456 | 0847831450
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/4/2008
When I. M. Pei was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1983, the jury said he had "given this century some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms." This monograph, I. M. Pei: Complete Works, attests to this statement showcasing Pei's transcendent, sculptural forms with more than 250 illustrations.Often working with a palette of stone, concrete, glass, and steel, Pei has taken his vision of modern architecture across the globe with commissions in locations as diverse as Quatar, China, Luxembourg, Japan, and Germany. Meanwhile, major projects such as the JFK Library in Boston and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. have made him a household name in the United States. This volume honors Pei's tremendous influence by exclusively discussing the projects that he-- rather than any of his partners--had direct, personal interest in. Insightful commentary by renowned writers Philip Jodidio, Janet Adams Strong, and Carter Wiseman, complete the package