The Chinese-born American architect Ieoh Ming Pei is one of the most prolific architects of our times. Best known for works such as the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and his controversial and critically acclaimed Grand Louvre glass pyramid in Paris (1983-89), his architectural oeuvre is characterized by the importance of light. In a series of intimate interviews with filmmaker Gero von Boehm, this volume explores the origins, ideas, and motives behind Pei's work.
Pei has commented to filmmaker Gero von Boehm that architecture is essentially geometry modeled by light. The architect considers people and light to be the two essential ingredients of his architecture, since their presence and interplay make his buildings come to life. Reflecting on the earliest influences of his childhood in Shanghai, his studies at MIT and Harvard and the developments and highlights of his long and eventful career, Pei reveals himself as an architect who has incorporated both Eastern and Western ideas into his designs in a truly groundbreaking manner.
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