Time magazine headlined its review of Pei's design for the East Building " Masterpiece on the Mall ".

The newspaper Le Figaro had vehemently criticized Pei's design, but later celebrated the tenth anniversary of its magazine supplement at the pyramid.

It was also the year in which Pei's firm changed its name to Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, to reflect the increasing stature and prominence of his associates.

Pei's ideal places to visit in its 1991 journal " Blueprints.

Pei's father urged him to remain in the United States, and he worked for two years at the Boston engineering firm of Stone & Webster.

One of Pei's design projects at the GSD was a plan for an art museum in Shanghai.

After inspecting Pei's work at the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa and the Johnson Museum at Cornell University, they offered him the commission.

Pei's design placed the rigid shoebox at an angle to the surrounding street grid, connected at the north end to a long rectangular office building, and cut through the middle with an assortment of circles and cones.

One staff member sympathized with Pei's frustrations with the lack of organization at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, admitting that he was " operating in a vacuum ".

They later became known for their philanthropy in diverse areas such as modern art and aviation, including several Guggenheim Museums as well as the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory and I. M. Pei's Guggenheim Pavilion at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Kresge Auditorium from rear, looking toward I. M. Pei's Green Building ( MIT ) | Green Building tower at far left.

That year, Emperor Xuanzong offered sacrifices to heaven and earth at Mount Tai, and as he went through the various prefectures, the prefectural prefects were rushing to offer him tributes — but Emperor Xuanzong was impressed by three prefects — Wang Qiu ( 王丘 ), Cui Mian ( 崔沔 ), and Pei, who offered no luxury items — and in Pei's case, what he offered was several hundred suggestions, all of which were aiming toward correcting Emperor Xuanzong's behavior.

Under Pei's proposal, a large food storage would be built at Hulao, where Bian River ( 汴水, a major shipping route from the Yangtze to the Yellow ) joined Yellow River, and the ships from the Yangtze region would offload their supplies at Hulao.

Pursuant to Pei's proposal, a shipping station was built at the point where the Yellow River and the Bian River joined, with two large food storages — Heyin Storage ( 河陰倉 ) to the east and Boyai Storage ( 柏崖倉 ) to the west.

Indeed, hearing about Pei's tour, Eastern Tujue and Shiwei forces launched a raid against him, but by the time that they arrived, Pei had already returned to Tang territory.

Pei's ancestry traces back to the Ming Dynasty, when his family moved from Anhui province to Suzhou.

The project became a badge of shame for Pei's firm ; he refused to discuss it for many years, and the architects began looking overseas to find commissions.

In 1955 Pei's group took a step toward institutional independence from Webb and Knapp by establishing a new firm called I. M. Pei & Associates.

Kennedy's assassination led indirectly to another commission for Pei's firm.

LOF countersued Hancock for defamation, accusing Pei's firm of poor use of their materials ; I. M. Pei & Partners sued LOF in return.

L ' Enfant Plaza Corp. was a syndicate led by former United States Air Force Lieutenant General Elwood R. Quesada, and included Chase Manhattan Bank president David Rockefeller, D. C. businessman David A. Garrett, investment banker André Meyer, and the real estate investment firm of Gerry Brothers & Co. Quesada said that if the Redevelopment Land Agency approved the sale, his company would begin immediate construction of the promenade, the parking garage beneath it, and the plaza using Pei's 10-year-old plans.

Its unusual rock formations, stone bridges, and waterfalls remained etched in Pei's memory for decades.

Soon after the move to Shanghai, Pei's mother developed cancer.

Pei's choice had two roots.

Pei's background in architecture was seen as a considerable asset ; one member of the committee told him: " If you know how to build you should also know how to destroy.

Pei's design was based on a circular tower with concentric rings.

Pei's designs echoed the work of Mies van der Rohe in the beginning of his career as also shown in his own weekend-house in Katonah in 1952.

One block away, Pei's team also redesigned Denver's Courthouse Square, which combined office spaces, commercial venues, and hotels.

Pei's associate Araldo A. Cossutta was the lead architect for the plaza's North Building ( 955 L ' Enfant Plaza SW ), South Building ( 490 L ' Enfant Plaza SW ), and Center Building ( 475 L ' Enfant Plaza SW ; now the United States Postal Service headquarters ).

As with previous projects, abundant green spaces were central to Pei's vision, which also added traditional townhouses to aid the transition from classical to modern design.

The tower's smooth aluminum and glass surface and crisp unadorned geometric form demonstrate Pei's adherence to the mainstream of 20th-century modern design.

The project differed from Pei's earlier urban work ; it would rest in an open area in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

The success of NCAR brought renewed attention to Pei's design acumen.

Pei's first proposed design included a large glass pyramid that would fill the interior with sunlight, meant to represent the optimism and hope that Kennedy's administration had symbolized for so many in the US.

Pei's architectural team added more fill to cover the pipe and developed an elaborate ventilation system to conquer the odor.

Pei's approach to the new Dallas City Hall mirrored those of other projects ; he surveyed the surrounding area and worked to make the building fit.

Particularly in Hungary the dissatisfaction caused by this ' adventure ' has reached the gravest proportions, prompted by that strong conservative instinct which animates the Magyar race and is the secret of its destinies.

During the reigns of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, leading officials ' dissatisfaction with the eunuchs ' usurpations of power reached a peak, and many began to openly protest against them.

By 1843, public dissatisfaction with him had reached crisis proportions and there were demands for a Constitution.

Particularly in Hungary the dissatisfaction caused by this ' adventure ' has reached the gravest proportions, prompted by that strong conservative instinct which animates the Magyar race and is the secret of its destinies.

It is significant, however, that although the Rebellions of 1837 were motivated in part by this type of dissatisfaction, Canadian resentment of British rule never reached the degree that led to the American Revolution in 1775.

In October, Stuart's dissatisfaction with Jones reached a boil and he court-martialed Jones for insulting him.

Access to Western luxury goods became even more restricted, as Western governments applied economic sanctions to express their dissatisfaction with the government repression of the opposition, while at the same time the government had to use most of the foreign currency it could obtain to pay the crushing rates on its foreign debt which reached US $ 23 billion by 1980.