In a series of interviews with filmmaker Gero von Boehm, this volume explores the origins, ideas and motives behind the Chinese-born American architect I.M.Pei's work. In the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC and the controversial Grand Louvre glass pyramid in Paris we see how his architectural oeuvre is characterised by the importance of light. Pei has commented that architecture is essentially geometry modelled by light. He considers people and light to be the two essential ingredients of his architecture, since their presence and interplay make his buildings come to life. Reflecting on his earliest influences of his childhood in Shanghai, his studies at MIT and Harvard and the developments and highlights of his long and eventful career. Pei reveals himself as an architect who has incorporated both Eastern and Western ideas into his designs.
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Pei has commented to filmmaker Gero von Boehm that architecture is essentially geometry modeled by light. The architect considers people and light to be the two essential ingredients of his architecture, since their presence and interplay makes his buildings come to life. Reflecting on the earliest influences of his childhood in Shanghai, his studies at MIT and Harvard, and the developments and highlights of his long and eventful career, Pei reveals himself as an architect who has incorporated both Eastern and Western ideas into his designs in a truly groundbreaking manner.
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Ioeh Ming Pei was born in China in 1917, the son of a prominent banker. At the age of 17 he cam to the United States to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at Harvard. After working for the celebrated city planner-developer William Zeckendorf, Mr. Pei founded I.M. Pei & Associates in 1955, which became I.M. Pei & Partners in 1966, and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in 1989. Among his renewed buildings are the East Wing of the Ntaional Gallery in Washington DC (1968-1978), and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong (1982-89), and the Miho Museum in Shiga, Japan (1991-1997). Mr Pei is currently designing the German Historical Museum in Berlin
Ioeh Ming Pei was born in China in 1917, the son of a prominent banker. At the age of 17 he cam to the United States to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at Harvard. After working for the celebrated city planner-developer William Zeckendorf, Mr. Pei founded I.M. Pei & Associates in 1955, which became I.M. Pei & Partners in 1966, and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in 1989. Among his renewed buildings are the East Wing of the Ntaional Gallery in Washington DC (1968-1978), and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong (1982-89), and the Miho Museum in Shiga, Japan (1991-1997). Mr Pei is currently designing the German Historical Museum in Berlin
The Author
Gero von Boehm is a journalist, and a film and television producer. He has produced numerous documentaries on major contemporary figures, including Mr. Pei.
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Very text oriented,
This review is from: I.M. Pei "Light is the Key": Conversations with Gero Von Boehm (Architecture) (Hardcover)
This book was written in the form of an interview. The author did a good job citing Pei's answers. And it gives the reader a peek of Pei's background and personality. But the readers will be disappointed if they were hoping to see images of Pei's works as demonstrations. This is something that I was not quite happy about.
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