I.M. Pei Discusses The Hong Kong Bank of China Building
Clip: 3/30/2010 | 2m 49s
Pei discusses the challenges he faced building a late modernist building in China
Pei discusses the difficulties acheiving his creative vision for The Bank of China Building in Hong Kong, a place where traditional feng shui and cultural values came in conflict with elements of his modern design in a clip from I.M. Pei: Building China Modern. A production of PACEM Productions, distribution by by Bullfrog Films (www.bullfrogfilms.com).
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...
I.M. Pei Discusses The Hong Kong Bank of China Building
Clip: 3/30/2010 | 2m 49s
Pei discusses the difficulties acheiving his creative vision for The Bank of China Building in Hong Kong, a place where traditional feng shui and cultural values came in conflict with elements of his modern design in a clip from I.M. Pei: Building China Modern. A production of PACEM Productions, distribution by by Bullfrog Films (www.bullfrogfilms.com).
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I.M. Pei Creating The Suzhou Museum Garden
Watch Pei problem-solve to create a modern garden with traditional Chinese sensibilities (6m 15s)
I.M. Pei Discusses The Louvre Pyramid
Pei explains the factors involved when introducing modern design to a classic institution (2m 15s)
I.M. Pei was invited to design a museum to house the antiquities of his native Suzhou. (30s)
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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...