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Oral history interview with I.M. Pei [electronic resource], 1978

Creator: Pei, I. M., 1917-2019
Project: New York's art world project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript: 86 pages. sound file: digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Architect.

Scope and Contents

Emigration 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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