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Ieoh Ming Pei

Ieoh Ming Pei. By: Tyrell Woods. About Ieoh. Born- Canton, China Emmigrated in 1935 Boarded the SS President Coolidge Docked in San Francisco. SS President Coolidge. Religion. No religion has been listed but. Ieoh was really close to his mother and she was a Buddhist. Buddha.

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Ieoh Ming Pei

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  1. Ieoh Ming Pei By: Tyrell Woods

  2. About Ieoh • Born- Canton, China • Emmigrated in 1935 • Boarded the SS President Coolidge • Docked in San Francisco SS President Coolidge

  3. Religion • No religion has been listed but. Ieoh was really close to his mother and she was a Buddhist. Buddha Buddhist temple

  4. Living/Working conditions Hong Kong • Ieoh’s father was a well paid banker in Hong Kong. • Ieoh immediately went to school at the University of Pennsylvania. • Immediately after school he got a job at an architectural job in New York so his living conditions were the same if not better.

  5. Louvre pyramid Ieoh’s Structures Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) Museum of Islamic Art John F. Kennedy Library

  6. Indentured Servant? • I. M. Pei was not an indentured servant. • The time era is wrong

  7. I. M. Pei’s Contribution’s The Louvre (Museum of Art) Paris, France. The Louvre holds the worlds most famous paintings, for example (Mona Lisa) Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar. This Museum holds one of the world’s most complete collections of Islamic artifacts. The Bank of China Tower is one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in Admiralty. Was the tallest building in Asia from 1989 to 1992 The building is the official repository for original papers and correspondence of the Kennedy Administration

  8. I.M. Pei’s Influence • Bing Crosby’s film’s in particular had tremendous influence of Pei and choosing America to Pursue his dreams. Bing Crosby

  9. Pei’s other works Incendiary Bomb (Napalm) The US realized that its bombs used against the stone buildings of Europe would be ineffective against Japanese cities, mostly constructed from wood and paper; Pei was assigned to work on Incendiary bombs.

  10. Pei Today Today Pei is CEO of I.M. Pei (his own company). • Pei’s last big project. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland, Ohio.

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