I. M. Pei

Ieoh Ming Pei (b. April 26, 1917) is a Pritzker Prize winning architect, known as the last master of high modernist architecture. He works with the abstract form, using stone, concrete, glass, and steel. Pei is one of the most successful architects of the 20th century.

Early life and education

Ieoh Ming Pei ({{zh-cp|c=貝聿銘|p=Bèi Yùmíng}}) was born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917 to a prominent banker.

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Suzhou - China - April 26 - 1917

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He was prepared at St. Paul's College, Hong Kong before moving to the United States to study architecture at the age of 17. He started at the University of Pennsylvania before going on to receive his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1940. That same year, he was awarded the Alpha Rho Chi Medal, the MIT Travelling Fellowship, and the AIA Gold Medal. He enrolled at the Harvard Graduate School of Design two years later; shortly thereafter, he served at the National Defense Research Committee in Princeton, New Jersey.

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St. Paul's College, Hong Kong - United States - University of Pennsylvania - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Harvard - National Defense Research Committee - Princeton, New Jersey

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By 1944, he had returned to Harvard. He received his master degree in Architecture in 1946 and stayed at Harvard as an assistant professor. He received the Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship in 1951. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1954.{{ref|officalbio}}

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1944 - 1946 - 1951 - Naturalized citizen - 1954

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