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Pei, Ieoh Ming (I. M. Pei)
1917 - Born on April 26th in Canton, China. Designed Louvre's glass pyramid.
1935 - He come to the United States to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B. Arch.) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (M. Arch.).
1942 - Married to Eileen Loo.
1945-1948 - He was a assistant professor in Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.
1954 - Became a naturalized American citizen.
1958 - He formed the partnership of I. M. Pei & Associates, which become I.M. Pei & Partners.
1968 - The partnership received the Architectural Firm Award of The American Institute of Architects.
1978 - He designed the East Building of National Gallery of Art.
1982 - The deans of the architectural schools of the United States chose 1. M. Pei as the best designer of significant non-residential structures.
1983 - Received the International Pritzker Architecture Prize.
1987 - Received the French Legion of Honor.
1988 - Recipient of the National Medal of Arts.
1995 - He designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
2003 - Appeared in the film, My Architect: A Son's Journey.
1935 - He come to the United States to study architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B. Arch.) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (M. Arch.).
1942 - Married to Eileen Loo.
1945-1948 - He was a assistant professor in Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.
1954 - Became a naturalized American citizen.
1958 - He formed the partnership of I. M. Pei & Associates, which become I.M. Pei & Partners.
1968 - The partnership received the Architectural Firm Award of The American Institute of Architects.
1978 - He designed the East Building of National Gallery of Art.
1982 - The deans of the architectural schools of the United States chose 1. M. Pei as the best designer of significant non-residential structures.
1983 - Received the International Pritzker Architecture Prize.
1987 - Received the French Legion of Honor.
1988 - Recipient of the National Medal of Arts.
1995 - He designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
2003 - Appeared in the film, My Architect: A Son's Journey.
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