I.M. Pei Turns 100

The design world wishes the centenarian a happy birthday, and looks back at his work during his decades-long career.

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I.M. Pei

Courtesy Pei Cobb Freed & Partners via Twitter (@PeiCobbFreed)

I.M. Pei

Today critics and clients alike celebrated architect I.M. Pei, FAIA‘s 100th birthday with digital and real-life tributes. Pei—recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the AIA Gold Medal, and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal—has completed projects across the world during his decades-long career, including the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the National Gallery of Art East Building, the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, the Everson Museum of Art, and the Louvre’s glass pyramid, which won the 2017 AIA Twenty-Five Year Award. We rounded-up a few of the birthday greetings posted to social media, below.

Read more of ARCHITECT’s coverage of I.M. Pei, as well as view work by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in ARCHITECT’s Project Gallery.

About the Author

Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.

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