Personal Info
Birth date
1917-04-26 (108 Years)
Day of death
2019-05-16
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Also known as
貝聿銘
贝聿铭
Ieoh Ming Pei
I.M. Pei
Biography
Ieoh Ming Pei (Chinese: 貝聿銘), FAIA, RIBA[2] (English: /joʊ.mɪŋ.ˈpeɪ/ yoh-ming-PAY[3][4] 26 April 1917 – 16 May 2019) was a Chinese-American architect. Born in Guangzhou but raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the garden villas at Suzhou, the traditional retreat of the scholar-gentry to which his family belonged. In 1935, he moved to the United States and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania's architecture school, but he quickly transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was unhappy with the focus at both schools on Beaux-Arts architecture, and spent his free time researching emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier. After graduating, he joined the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and became a friend of the Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Notable Buildings He Designed and Constructed John F. Kennedy Library, Boston National Gallery of Art East Building Louvre Pyramid, Paris Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong Museum of Islamic Art, Doha Indiana University Art Museum Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Miho Museum
Filmography
America: The Story of Us
8.182
Overview:
From wagon trains crossing the untamed frontier to man's first steps on the moon, this series offers a compelling look at the people, inventions and events that helped forge the United States of America.Edge of Tomorrow
7.631
Overview:
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.A Cat's Tale
10
Overview:
A young domestic "indoor" cat named Marcello escapes from his home one day into the big outdoors to visit "Jujube", a pretty out-door female kitty. Alone for the first time in his short life, Marcello learns to grow up and finds true love.My Architect: A Son's Journey
7
Overview:
World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11.Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
NYR
Overview:
Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled to see, alter, and recreate his natural surroundings. His gardens and fountains were transformations meant to bring out the beauty their locations had always possessed.Berlin Babylon
7.6
Overview:
A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.National Gallery Builds
NYR
Overview:
This film highlights the East Building's architectural conception and construction, beginning with the challenge initially faced by architect I. M. Pei. Documentation of construction includes footage of the works of art commissioned for the building.First Person Singular: I.M. Pei
NYR
Overview:
Architect I.M. Pei speaks about his famous works, such as the addition to the Louvre in Paris, the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. Footage of these projects shows both interiors and exteriors. Various other experts comment on the impact and importance of Pei's work.I.M. Pei: Building China Modern
NYR
Overview:
Entering the twilight of his career, Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to work on his most personal project do date. He is commissioned to build a modern museum in the city's oldest neighborhood which is populated by classical structures from the Ming and Qing dynasties.Bauhaus in America
NYR
Overview:
Three Americans - who were students there - relive the day the Nazis closed the Bauhaus in Berlin. Forced into exile, the Bauhauslers transform America's cities, design, and art, and are profoundly transformed themselves in the process. Their success has consequences they could never have imagined in Germany.Acting
TBAI.M. Pei: Building China Modern as Unknown
2017François Mitterrand : Bâtisseur de mystères as Self
2010America: The Story of Us (2 Episodes) as Self
2008A Cat's Tale as TV Personality
2003My Architect: A Son's Journey as Self
2001Berlin Babylon as Self
1997Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper as Unknown
1997First Person Singular: I.M. Pei as Himself
1995Bauhaus in America as Self
1978National Gallery Builds as Self
Crew
2014Edge of Tomorrow ... Thanks