I.M. Pei: Building Interview
Preview: 2/1/2010 | 30s
I.M. Pei was invited to design a museum to house the antiquities of his native Suzhou.
'I.M. Pei: Building China Modern' follows the architect on a personal and architectural journey from west to east, where he was invited to design a museum to house the antiquities of his native Suzhou.
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I.M. Pei: Building Interview
Preview: 2/1/2010 | 30s
'I.M. Pei: Building China Modern' follows the architect on a personal and architectural journey from west to east, where he was invited to design a museum to house the antiquities of his native Suzhou.
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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 Hong Kong Bank of China Building
Pei discusses the challenges he faced building a late modernist building in China (2m 49s)
I.M. Pei Discusses The Louvre Pyramid
Pei explains the factors involved when introducing modern design to a classic institution (2m 15s)
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