From 65438 to 0935, I.M. Pei went to study in the United States and studied architecture at MIT and Harvard University.
From 65438 to 0939, I.M. Pei graduated with honors and won an award from the American Institute of Architects. After the outbreak of World War II, he worked in the National Defense Research Council (NDRC) until 1945.
From 65438 to 0944, I.M. Pei retired and entered Harvard University for a master's degree.
From 65438 to 0945, I.M. Pei stayed in school and was employed as an assistant professor in the design institute.
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Representative works include the expansion project of the Louvre in Paris, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong and the new Suzhou Museum.
1. The design of the new museum combines the traditional architectural style of Suzhou, placing the museum between courtyards to make the building in harmony with its surrounding environment. The main courtyard of the museum is an extension of the architectural style of the Humble Administrator's Garden in the north and a modern interpretation.
The new museum courtyard, the smaller exhibition area and the courtyard of the administrative district have got rid of the traditional landscape design ideas in landscape design. The new design concept is to seek a new orientation and theme for each garden, excavate and refine the essence of traditional landscape design, and form the future development direction of China landscape architecture.
2. The design of BOC Tower is inspired by the rise of bamboo, which symbolizes strength, vitality, firmness and enterprising spirit, and also implies that China Bank (Hongkong) will continue to flourish in the future.
The design of the Bank of China Building is as hard as bamboo, and the gravity of the building is concentrated on the external wall, so the wind resistance and earthquake resistance are also strengthened. Bank of China Building is a combination of China's traditional architectural thought and modern advanced architectural technology. It is made of glass curtain wall and aluminum alloy. The building consists of four triangular pillars with different heights, which are polygonal, like bright crystals. Under the sunshine, it presents different colors and a sense of space, which embodies the famous design saying of I.M. Pei: "Let the light do the design".
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