I. M. Pei: Mirroring Life Through Functional Design

[{"selector":"#anim-15d01604-da5f-492d-ac5c-842fdc77a482 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.79687485920434%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c9fa51c-9cba-4056-96ae-375c2b8738e5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da4edbbc-ef09-4872-810c-1c3d8223ed11","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.75325%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Explore the life and works of I. M. Pei, the visionary architect behind iconic structures like the Louvre Pyramid.

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[{"selector":"#anim-3fbfb31b-7575-4cdf-88de-d1d231328cfe [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.90624987200394%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fba1727-5f24-44e3-b3fd-32acb897eee7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a4c8dbc-e433-42b3-b2a3-6f75420e8322","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.5934%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The open atrium of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art invites visitors to delight in the contemporary art exhibits housed within.

[{"selector":"#anim-8adf1d08-6338-4f54-8eb2-925bf3094829 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.73660705630743%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d989c10d-3f61-44d1-b676-2fb8e1afeaab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89a5b742-975c-4c94-8272-e1b092b3d001","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.5934%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Pei was not all that famous yet when Jacqueline Kennedy chose him to design the John F. Kennedy Library. Learn More