Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with I.M. Pei [electronic resource], 1978
Creator: | Pei, I. M., 1917-2019 | Project: | New York's art world project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript: 86 pages. sound file: digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteArchitect.
Scope and ContentsEmigration from China, 1935; teaching at Harvard School of Design, 1945-48; work with William Zeckendorf in Webb & Knapp, 1948-55, on urban redevelopment design; design of Roosevelt Island buildings, John Hancock building, Kennedy Library, Dallas Municipal Administration Center, and National Gallery wing; issues in museum design.
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