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I.M. Pei a profile in American architecture

By Carter , Wiseman

Book information

Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Year
2001
ISBN
9780810934771, 0810934779
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26608122 bytes)
Pages
340\164
Time added
2022-05-26 16:17:10

Description

"In 1990, I. M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture was published as the first full-length study of the life and work of this extraordinary artist. The revised edition includes a chapter on Pei's work since 1990, when he established a new relationship with his firm that enabled him to pursue more small scale, personal commissions. Illustrated from the rich archives of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, the book charts Pei's progress from his birth in China in 1917 through every milestone in his career to his preeminent position today. The author, noted architecture critic Carter Wiseman, has supplemented extensive and meticulous research with many hours of conversation with Pei, his family, his associates, and his clients. Wiseman focuses his text on the buildings of special relevance t...

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