I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture - Hardcover

Wiseman, Carter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810937093 ISBN 13: 9780810937093

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 1990

Synopsis

Traces the career of the successful architect, and looks at his most influential designs, including the Kennedy Library, the Dallas Municipal building, the National Gallery, the Louvre expansion, and the Bank of China

About this title

About the Author:

Carter Wiseman, former architecture critic at New York Magazine, is a contributing editor of ARTnews. He has written on architecture and design for such publications as Newsweek, Architectural Record, Interior Design, and American Heritage.

From Library Journal:

Chinese-American architect Pei has designed some of the most distinguished public buildings of the last four decades, from the Kennedy Library in Boston to the Louvre's controversial glass pyramid addition. This first book-length career survey traces Pei's rise from an MIT engineering student to head of an internationally renowned architectural firm. Journalist-author Wiseman anchors his readable text on 12 key commissions, but sometimes loses his way amid anecdotes of the rich and famous that do little to advance our understanding of Pei's architecture. Included are 340 color and black-and-white illustrations, a select bibliography, and a listing of works executed by the Pei firm. Recommended.
- Annette Melville, Univ. of California at Berkeley Lib.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0810937093
• ISBN 13: 9780810937093
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320