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Who is I.M. Pei?
I.M. Pei is a Chinese American architect. He has successively won 1979 gold medal of American Architectural Society, 198 1 French Architectural Gold Award, 1989 Imperial Japan Award, 1983 Fifth Pritzker Award and 1986 Medal of Freedom awarded by President Reagan.

I.M. Pei is known as "the last master of modern architecture". His works are mainly public buildings, cultural and educational buildings, which are classified as modernist buildings and make good use of steel, concrete, glass and stone. His representative works include the expansion of the Louvre in Paris, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong and the new Suzhou Museum. ?

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The reason why I.M. Pei is called "the last master of modern architecture" is closely related to his understanding of the blood of Chinese and Western cultures and his search for a balance between them. Mr. I.M. Pei's design style has brought the combination of tradition and modernity, the blending of technology and culture, and the close connection between function and humanity to the cultural exchange between China and the West. ...

His design not only pursues the way of localization, makes great efforts in inheritance, but also pursues the lifestyle of modern people and pursues the principle of "using light to design", giving people a sense of fashion, charm and novelty. Mr. I.M. Pei follows the design principles instead of being confined to traditional concepts, and dares to jump out of the shackles of time and space and culture and take the road of self-innovation.

In the design, extensive visits, in-depth research, full combination of regional characteristics and local cultural characteristics, good at borrowing momentum, borrowing materials, borrowing momentum, design unique architectural products. His design schemes are generally made after repeated comparison and careful polishing. Some designs take years or even decades to complete.

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