I haven't taken any new projects in the past years - I told myself, if I cannot live long enough to finish it, I don't want it..

On a daily basis, my home life is very simple. I spend about 2 hours every morning reading the newspaper. As my two assistants will tell you, I don't….

Architecture is the very mirror of life.You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they ar….

I was born in Suzhou, a city not very far from Shanghai. It's a very interesting town - there is a long artist's tradition there, especially during t….

When I got the opportunity to do the new wing [the Schauhaus] for the German Historical Museum, for instance, I didn't see it as an opportunity for m….

Let's do it right. This is for the ages..

My projects have typically taken a long time to complete. Buildings might take on average about five to seven years to finish, but in my case it's be….

Be the best, not necessarily the original..

I've been active all my life. In 1990 I retired from my firm, I.M. Pei & Partners, and for two years I didn't do much. Then I started to get kind of ….

It is not an individual act, architecture. You have to consider your client. Only out of that can you produce great architecture. You cannot work in ….

Qatar does not have much history, it's a new emirate. So I couldn't draw on the history of the country; its history is really just being a desert. Bu….

Great artists need great clients..

François Mitterrand was a student of architecture, he had done a lot of research before he called me. He said, "You did something special at the Nati….

Life is architecture and architecture is the mirror of life..

I didn't want to think about a project that I couldn't finish. That's a kind of temptation. One has to realize one's limitations. Why kid yourself? .

I want to bring out the best in a community and contribute something of permanent value..

Design is something you have to put your hand to..

At home, I have a wife, fortunately, and my children are all grown, and I have many grandchildren. I spend weekends with my grandchildren; I adore th….

Luxembourg was and still is today a crossroads, the place where Germany meets the rest of Europe. The country lost part of its territory to Belgium i….

I cannot work and listen to Wagner at the same time, nor Mahler, nor Beethoven's late quartets. I enjoy listening to Chopin's piano music when I work..

I travel to the Middle East, I travel to China, I travel to Europe. It's all very rewarding - the only problem is the travel is getting more and more….