I.M. Pei
Subtitle: a profile in American architecture
By: Carter Wiseman
Publisher: H.N. Abrams
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780810937093
Subjects: Biographies; Architects; Biography; Architectes; Architektur
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-305) and index.

Also issued online.
Table of contents: title: An orderly enigma; title: China, MIT, and Harvard (1917-48): the shaping of an architect; title: The Zeckendorf Days (1948-60): learning to think big; title: The National Center for Atmospheric Research (1961-67): the journey from planning to form; title: The John F. Kennedy Library (1964-79): gateway to fame; title: The Dallas Municipal Administration Center (1966-77): symbol for a city; title: The John Hancock Tower (1966-76): a near fatal beauty; title: The East Building of the National Gallery (1968-78): the power of art, taste, and money; title: The Fragrant Hill Hotel (1979-82): you can't quite go home again; title: The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (1979-86): The wages of politics and technology; title: Le Grand Louvre (1983-89): The battle of the pyramid; title: 1989: "the year of Pei".