List of I. M. Pei projects explained

This is a list of I. M. Pei projects. I. M. Pei (19172019) was a Chinese-American architect known for his creative use of modernist architecture in combination with natural elements and open spaces. During his decades of architectural work, he designed some of the world's most recognizable buildings in countries around the world.

List of I. M. Pei projects

ProjectCityCountry DesignedCompletedNotesImage
USA 1949[1] Under demolition/redevelopment as of February 2013 [2]
USA 1951 1956
Mile High Center and redesigning of Denver's Courthouse Square USA 1956
USA 1960[3]
USA 1960
USA 1961
USA 1961
USA 1962[4] 1972
Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawaii[5] USA 1962
USA 1962
USA 1963
1963
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[6] USA 1964
USA 1964
USA 1964
USA 1964
USA 1965
USA 1966
USA 1967
USA 1967
Des Moines, Iowa[7] USA 1968
Southwest Washington Redevelopment PlanUSA 1968
State University of New York Campus Master PlanFredonia, New York[8] USA 1968
Syracuse, New York[9] USA 1968
USA 1963 1969
Bedford-Stuyvesant Superblock PlanUSA 1969
USA 1970
USA 1970
16 FAA air traffic control towers in various locations throughout the US, such as O'Hare International Airport, Tampa International Airport, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (South Carolina), and Indianapolis International Airport (since demolished) USA 1970 Some 50-70 were originally planned for the contract, though only 16 were ultimately built.
USA 1970 Demolished in 2011
Wilmington, Delaware[10] USA 1971
Wallingford, Connecticut. USA 1972
1973
USA 1973
USA 1973
Augusta Commerce Building, Lamar Building Penthouse, The Ramada, the James Brown Arena, Bicentennial Park, The Revitalization plan of AugustaAugusta, GAUSA1974
1976
USA 1976
Wilson Commons, University of RochesterRochester, New York[11] USA1976
National Bank of Commerce BuildingLincoln, Nebraska[12] USA 1976
USA 1977
Washington, D.C.[13] USA 1978 project web page
Boston, Massachusetts[14] USA 1979 A white triangular tower rises beside a black glass building, with circular structures on either side. Pei considers the John F. Kennedy Library "the most important commission" in his life.[15]
USA 1979 210px
Biltmore Building[16] USA 1978 1980
USA 1981
Gem City Building USA 1978 1981 Became National City Center, then PNC Bank Building
Indiana University Art Museum at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. USA 1978 1982
1982 Under demolition/redevelopment,[17] demolished in 2013.
USA 1982 (currently the JPMorgan Chase Tower; (3D/International cooperated with Pei on the design of this building). The nearby drive-in bank was Pei's first drive in bank project)
Fragrant Hill HotelBeijing[18] China 1982
USA 1982
USA 1983
USA 1984
USA 1984
USA 1986
Singapore 1986
Miami Tower (formerly Bank of America Tower) USA 1987
1989
USA 1989
USA 1989
Creative Artists Agency Headquarters USA 1989
Singapore 1990
Shinji Shumeikai Bell TowerJapan 1990
The Towers at Wildwood Plaza USA 1991
The Kirklin Clinic of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System USA 1992
USA 1993
Louvre Pyramid and La Pyramide Inversée, Louvre[19] 1988
USA 1995
USA 1996 The first stage of the Master Plan was completed in 1999
Miho Museum[20] 1997
Republic of Korea Permanent Mission to the United NationsUSA 2000
Essensa Condominium (in association with Pei Partnership Architects and Matrix Design) 2000
Bank of China Head Office Building (in association with Pei Partnership Architects) 1996 1999
2003
Zeughaus Wing at Deutsches Historisches Museum (German History Museum) Germany2003
Luxembourg[21] 2006
Suzhou Museum New Wings 2006
USA 2006 (in association with Pei Partnership Architects)
2008 The Museum of Islamic Art is reminiscent of the design of the National Assembly Building of Dhaka, Bangladesh by Louis Kahn; Pei has been known to admire this building's design. The Museum is connected to the mainland by three 215-foot-long bridges and the Chamesson limestone is lit from all perspectives.[22]
Cathedral Parish 2009 The Macao Science Center in Macau, designed by Pei Partnership Architects in association with I. M. Pei.
The Pei Plan for Urban Renewal Oklahoma City, OklahomaUSA1964

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pcf-p.com/a/f/fme/imp/p/p.html List of Pei projects on Pei firm website
  2. http://atlantapreservationcenter.com/impei Demolition Underway of Gulf Oil Refining Building
  3. https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/558 William L. Slayton House (and interior), DC Historic Sites, accessed May 21, 2019
  4. Web site: Kasakove . Sophie . Clear Site: Urban renewal in cathedral square . The College Hill Independent . 4 February 2019.
  5. http://www.hawaii.edu/theatre/facilities/facilities.htm Kennedy Theatre
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118195118/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=118005 Unofficial website
  7. http://www.desmoinesartcenter.org/visit/v_pei.html Official page of Pei's Sculpture Wing
  8. Web site: I.M. Pei Fredonia.edu. www.fredonia.edu. 2019-05-30.
  9. http://www.bushnelltower.org/ Building website
  10. Web site: The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. - I.M. Pei Building. bpgroup.net. January 16, 2011.
  11. Web site: I.M. Pei legacy includes University of Rochester's Wilson Commons. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. en. 2019-05-17.
  12. Web site: NBC/Wells Fargo Center Nebraska Architecture . 2023-01-02 . nebraskaarchitecture.org.
  13. http://www.nga.gov/collection/eastarch1.shtm Pei's audio tour of the East Building addition to the National Gallery of Art
  14. http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=1655 Conversation with I.M. Pei about JFK Museum, Boston
  15. von Boehm, p. 56.
  16. Web site: I.M. Pei & Partners | Companies . Emporis . 2022-05-02.
  17. News: Hysan in big revamp at Causeway Bay . The Standard . Hong Kong. 7 March 2013.
  18. http://www.pcf-p.com/a/p/7905/s.html Fragrant Hill Hotel
  19. http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Pyramide_du_Louvre.html Pyramide du Louvre website
  20. http://www.miho.or.jp/english/architec/architec.htm Official information on the architecture
  21. http://www.mudam.lu/ MUDAM
  22. Byles, Jeff, Qatar's Crown Jewel. Art+Auction, November 2008.