I. M. Pei

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I. M. Pei

Engineering

#17

World Rank

#38

Historical Rank

#11

USA Rank

Architecture

#11

World Rank

#32

Historical Rank

#6

USA Rank

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• Engineering

Why Is I. M. Pei Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect. Raised in Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the garden villas at Suzhou, the traditional retreat of the scholar-gentry to which his family belonged. In 1935, he moved to the United States and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania's architecture school, but he quickly transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was unhappy with the focus on Beaux-Arts architecture at both schools, and spent his free time researching emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With I. M. Pei?

I. M. Pei is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Pennsylvania