Ieoh Ming Pei, better known as I.M. Pei, has left an indelible mark on the world of architecture. Born in Guangzhou, China in 1917, Pei moved to the United States in 1935 for his studies. After earning his Bachelor’s degree from MIT and a Master’s from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, he began a career that would span over six decades and earn him a Pritzker Prize, often considered the Nobel Prize of architecture. Pei’s architectural philosophy melded modern aesthetics with the essence of traditional architectural principles. His designs were renowned for their geometric forms and innovative use of space.…
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American Master of Architecture Born June 8, 1867 in Wisconsin to Anna Lloyd-Jones, a school teacher and William Wright, musician and preacher. Moved to Rhode Island for a while then back to Wisconsin. He went to the University of Michigan. He took engineering classes because at the time there was no instruction in architecture. He was looking to Chicago where the design of the new buildings fascinated him. His architecture instruction started by working in Chicago for J.L. Sillsbee doing architectural detail drawings then to Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Eventually he opened his own architecture firm. During this time…