I. M. Pei
Life Is Architecture
$81.94
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
26 October 2024
Summary
Winner of The Best Architecture Book of the Year Award 2024: the story of internationally renowned architect I. M. Pei’s life and work, including such instantly recognisable buildings as the glass pyramid at the Louvre, Paris, and the National Gallery of Art’s extension in Washington, D.C.
I. M. Pei (1917-2019) was one of the world’s most influential architects. Born and raised in China, Pei trained and worked in the United States, establishing a practice that spanned…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500481028 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500481024 |
| Author: | Shirley Surya, Aric Chen |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 26 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 2.38kg |
| Dimensions: | 131mm x 377mm x 417mm |
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Critics Review
‘A must for any architectural library. We didn’t have a moment’s doubt that this exemplary volume was our unanimous category winner’ - Architecture Book of the Year Award 2024
‘Published alongside the first major retrospective, at the M+ museum in Hong Kong, of the Chinese American architect’s work across six decades and three continents, this book showcases his Pritzker Prize-winning oeuvre … alongside his sketches, letters, personal photographs and more’ - The New York Times Book Review
Shirley Surya
Shirley Surya is Curator for Design and Architecture at M+, Hong Kong. In 2017 she co-organised ‘Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium’ with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Hong Kong University Department of Architecture.
Aric Chen is the General and Artistic Director of Het Nieuwe Instituut, the Dutch national museum and institute of architecture. From 2012 to 2019 Chen was Lead Curator for Design and Architecture at M+, Hong Kong.
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