PEI Architects explained

PEI Architects LLP
Type:Limited liability partnership
Foundation:1992
Location:257 Park Ave South,
New York City, U.S.
Area Served:International
Key People:Li Chung Pei, Chien Chung Pei
Industry:Architecture
Services:Architecture
Interior Design
Sustainable Design
Urban Design & Planning
Owner:Chien Chung Pei
Li Chung Pei
Num Employees:30 persons

PEI Architects, formerly Pei Partnership Architects, is an international architecture firm based in New York City. Co-founded by the sons of I. M. Pei, Chien Chung (Didi) Pei and Li Chung (Sandi) Pei, in 1992, PEI Architects has specialized in high-profile projects including museums, healthcare facilities, commercial buildings, and high-rise residential towers, as well as urban masterplans and waterfront parks,[1] [2] in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Major projects have included the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.,[3] the Bank of China Head Office in Beijing,[4] the Suzhou Museum, the Centurion luxury condominium in New York City,[5] and many others.

Background

Didi and Sandi Pei founded Pei Partnership Architects (PPA) in 1992, after working for their father's firm.[6] Both brothers earned master's degrees in architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and gained experience in large-scale building design projects at I. M. Pei & Partners, which became Pei Cobb Freed & Partners after their father retired in 1990. I. M. Pei worked as a consultant for his sons' business into his nineties, before his death in 2019 at age 102.[7] [8]

In 2010, World Policy Journal stated that "Didi and his brother are placing their stamp on many of China's greatest cities – from Macau and Hong Kong to Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing."[9] According to I. M. Pei, Pei Partnership Architects "came of age" with the Bank of China (BOC) Beijing headquarters project.[10] The PPA's Bank of China Head Office project was the most recent milestone in the Pei family's long association with the BOC, starting with grandfather Tsuyee Pei, who served as a director of the bank, and I. M. Pei, who designed the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong.

The firm's philosophy is to understand the local context for each project, which has led to design choices such as using white cantera, a local limestone, for the exterior of the Guanajuato State Library in León, Mexico.

Notable projects

The two brothers collaborated on designing the new chancery building for the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C. According to C. C. Pei, the firm received about $4 million for its work in overseeing the design of the Chinese Embassy. Other major collaborative projects, also involving their father, included the design of the Bank of China Head Office building in Beijing; the Macau Science Center; and the Suzhou Museum. In designing the Suzhou Museum, both Chien Chung and Li Chung Pei were closely involved with their father in selecting every rock and tree used in the gardens. While I. M. Pei designed the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, Pei Partnership Architects worked with Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) landscape architects on the adjacent 70acres Museum of Islamic Art Park.[11] [12]

Projects led by Didi Pei for Pei Partnership Architects have included the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which was done in collaboration with Perkins+Will. He also led the design of the United States National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg, Virginia, after the firm was appointed by the former governor of Virginia, Douglas Wilder;[13] as of the museum remains unbuilt.[14] Since founding PPA, Sandi Pei led projects including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China headquarters in Beijing, and The Centurion, the firm's first ground-up building in New York City.

PEI Architects has also undertaken large-scale urban development projects in the U.S., Mexico, China, Indonesia, and Singapore.[15] In 2009, Pei Partnership Architects received the AIA/ALA Library Building Award for its design of the Guanajuato State Library in Léon, Mexico, the first of several new cultural buildings that were part of the Centro Cultural Guanajuato masterplan prepared by the firm.[16]

Unique eco-conscious projects undertaken by Pei Partnership Architects have included the Beijing Xingdebao BMW 5S dealership, designed to consume 30 percent less energy than other buildings of its size, using gardens with wind turbines, solar and photovoltaic panels, and geothermal energy systems.[17]

List of selected projects

Commercial

Cultural

Health care

Residential

Governmental

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . 2022-11-09 . PEI Architects.
  2. News: Adams . Jennifer . Reis . Michael . April 2008 . Architects Roundtable – Pei Partnership Architects . 226–252 . Stone World . 2022-11-08 . EBSCOHost.
  3. News: Lee . Suevon . May 28, 2008 . China's new embassy in U.S. reflects growing clout . . subscription . 2022-11-08.
  4. News: Strong . Janet Adams . March 2002 . A cultural landmark carved in stone: I.M. Pei collaborated with his two sons in designing Pei Partnership Architects' new Head Office of the Bank of China in Beijing, which is a monumental display of Italian Roman classic travertine . 19 . 44–60 . Stone World . 3 . 2022-11-08 . EBSCOHost.
  5. News: Marino . Vivian . January 1, 2013 . The 30 Minute Interview: Li Chung Pei . . subscription . 2022-11-08.
  6. News: Dunlap . David W. . November 21, 1999 . The Delicate Matter Of Passing the Torch . . subscription . 2022-11-11.
  7. News: Puente . Maria . Spillane . Matt . May 20, 2019 . I. M. Pei, who produced 'timeless' works, dies . 2A . The Journal News . White Plains, New York . 2022-11-08 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Goldberger . Paul . May 16, 2019 . I.M. Pei, Master Architect Whose Buildings Dazzled the World, Dies at 102 . . subscription . 2022-11-08.
  9. Bradley . Ryan . Winter 2010–2011 . The Architect and the City . . 27 . 4 . 33–40 . 40963770.
  10. News: Mosher . Diana . May 2002 . Mainland Dynasty: a new Beijing headquarters is the latest in a series of collaborations between Bank of China and the Pei Family . Contract . 2022-11-09 . Gale OneFile.
  11. News: Olayiwola . Noimot . January 7, 2012 . Museum park makes families' day . . 2022-11-08 . Gale OneFile.
  12. Web site: Museum of Islamic Art Park . 2022-11-08 . PEI Architects.
  13. News: Bernstein . Fred A. . June 24, 2004 . For African-Americans, a Chance to Draft History . . subscription . 2022-11-11.
  14. News: Svrluga . Susan . March 22, 2014 . As Richmond mulls a slavery heritage site, supporter of stalled museum speaks up: Former governor has pushed project for decades, but his participation in Virginia capital's vision is uncertain . . 2022-11-11 . . ProQuest.
  15. News: August 2003 . Global thinking . 45 . Contract . 8 . 2022-11-08 . EBSCOHost.
  16. News: Adams . Jennifer . June 2009 . New library marries tradition and modernism . 54–61 . Stone World . 2022-11-08 . EBSCOHost.
  17. News: October 2012 . Design Wire . 83 . 43–52 . Interior Design . 10 . 2022-11-08 . EBSCOHost.
  18. News: March 30, 2012 . Emirates Steel Building Project of the Year . MEED: Middle East Economic Digest . 2022-11-10 . EBSCOHost.
  19. Web site: Alturki Business Park . 2022-11-10 . PEI Architects.
  20. Web site: Amgen Headquarters . 2022-11-10 . PEI Architects.
  21. Book: Jodidio, Philip . Architecture Now! . Taschen . 2002 . 9783822815946 . 2 . Köln . 416–419 . en, de, fr.
  22. News: Yiu . Enoch . February 21, 2017 . The architect family behind Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower . . 2022-11-10.
  23. Web site: Bank of China Heritage Building . 2022-11-10 . PEI Architects.
  24. Web site: Chateau Lynch Bages Winery . 2022-11-10 . Architecture Masterprize.
  25. News: Maldacena . Carmen . May 1, 2022 . Riding Fast . Elevator World . 2022-11-10.
  26. Web site: Faria Lima B32 . 2022-11-10 . PEI Architects.
  27. News: Wilcox . Kevin . November 2013 . October 1: Qingdao's Eccentric Fortune Tower Tops Out . 9 . Civil Engineering . 2022-11-10 . EBSCOHost.
  28. Web site: ZHENGZHOU COMMODITY EXCHANGE BUILDING — China . 2022-11-10 . HS + A.
  29. Web site: Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange . 2022-11-10 . PEI Architects.
  30. News: September 20, 2018 . BECK successfully delivers new Islamic heritage centre in Brunei . Museum + Heritage Advisor . 2022-11-11.
  31. News: Pogrebin . Robin . July 9, 2015 . China Institute Moving to Larger Home in Lower Manhattan . . 2022-11-11.
  32. News: Zhang . Wenjun . May 20, 2022 . 东方：圆百姓宜居梦 创滨海城市带典范 [Dongfang: Fulfilling people's liveable dreams and creating a model for coastal cities] ]. Simplified Chinese . Hainan Daily . 2022-11-11 . China Economic Net.
  33. Web site: April 8, 2009 . AIA/ALA Library Awards . 2022-11-08 . ArchitectureWeek.
  34. Web site: Historical Record – Jianfu Palace Garden . https://web.archive.org/web/20080224025224/http://archrecord.construction.com/ar_china/bwar/0604-14_palaceGarden.asp . February 24, 2008 . 2016-07-22 . Architectural Record China.
  35. News: Ma . Maggie . September 2010 . Macau's One-of-a-Kind Entertainment Complex . 44 . Institutional Investor . 7 . 2022-11-11.
  36. News: Macau Science Center . PEI Architects . 2022-11-11.
  37. Web site: Nanhai Cultural Center – International Design Competition . 2022-11-11 . PEI Architects.
  38. Book: Ng, Kenny K.K. . The Heritage Turn in China: The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage . Amsterdam University Press . 2020 . 9789462985667 . Ludwig . C. . 191–212 . The Museum as Expression of Local Identity and Place: The Case of Nanjing . Wang . Y. . Walton . L..
  39. News: Ivy . Robert . May 2007 . I.M. Pei returns to his family's hometown in China and designs the Suzhou Museum for a sensitive, historic site . 195 . Architectural Record . 5 . 2022-11-10 . EBSCOHost.
  40. News: Hrehocik . Maureen . December 1, 2008 . Healthy aging in the center of NYC; Martha Stewart-funded center blends architectural simplicity with integrated care . Long-Term Living . 2022-11-08 . The Free Library.
  41. Web site: Ronald Reagan - University of California Los Angeles Medical Center : UCLA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100224111144/http://www.uclahealth.org/body_med.cfm?id=346 . February 24, 2010 . June 28, 2013.
  42. News: Barrionuevo . Alexei . April 19, 2012 . My, How You've Grown! . . subscription . 2022-11-11.
  43. Web site: The Centurion . 2016-07-22 . New York Residents.

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