For Kips Bay, I had a wonderful client, William Zeckendorf, who was willing to gamble with me on using concrete and not brick for a high-rise apartment building. That was very innovative at the time.
Let's do it right. This is for the ages. - I. M. Pei
Let's do it right. This is for the ages.
- I. M. Pei
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 … - I. M. Pei
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 …
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. M. Pei
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 want to bring out the best in a community and contribute something of permanent value. - I. M. Pei
I want to bring out the best in a community and contribute something of permanent value.
Be the best, not necessarily the original. - I. M. Pei
Be the best, not necessarily the original.
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. - I. M. Pei
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.
Great artists need great clients. - I. M. Pei
Great artists need great clients.
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… - I. M. Pei
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…
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 … - I. M. Pei
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 …
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