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IM Pei was born in Canton (Guangzhou), China. One year after he was born he moved to Hong Kong.
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IM Pei boarded the USS Calvin Coolidge and sailed for San Francisco. He enrolled at Penn.
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IM Pei found college life very different from what he heard. He decided to transfer to MIT in Massachussets. He initially abandoned his architecture major and switched to a engineering degree. The head of MIT convinced him otherwise though.
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In 1939 he married Eileen Loo. Her and him were very involved in the Harvard GSD community.
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IM Peis first project was a commericial building in Atlanta.
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This was a plan to redesign run down urban Oklahoma city. It was designed to have cheap but affordable housing for inner city people.
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After Kennedys assasination the mayor of dallas wanted to change Dallas's negative public image. He wanted to make the city hall seem less distant and fancy. He commisioned IM Pei.
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Jacob K Javits convention center was built in 1986 and was designed to hold auto shows and exhibitions. It currently holds the NYC auto-show.
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He was commisioned by the chinese goverment to build the headquarters for the Federal Bank of China. It is considered a milestone in the building of fiber-glass buildings.
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IM Pei removed himself from the daily operations of his firm IM Pei and associates. He continues to consult for other companies and live in America.
