I. M. Pei...
			World famous architect, I M Pei designed Wilson Commons at the University of Rochester. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1935 and studied at MIT and Harvard University. After working for Webb & Knapp, he formed his own partnership in 1955. His National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Col., mimics the broken silhouettes of the surrounding peaks. His innovative East Building of the National Gallery of Art (1978) was hailed as one of his finest achievements. Other works include Boston's John Hancock Tower (1973), Beijing's Fragrant Hill Hotel (1982), and a controversial glass pyramid for a courtyard at the Louvre Museum (1989). The Miho Museum of Art, Shiga, Japan (1997), much of it underground, was acclaimed for the harmony between the building and its mountain environment. Pei received the 1983 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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