Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for I. M. Pei across 5 places, from 1917 to 1961.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Ieoh Ming Pei (April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was a Chinese-American architect.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place I. M. Pei is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where I. M. Pei was documented, and when
26 April 1917exact date
Hong Kongattested“Pei Ieoh Ming was born on April 26, 1917, to Tsuyee and Lien Kwun, and the family moved to Hong Kong one year later.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1945year
Harvardattested“Pei returned to Harvard in the autumn of 1945, and received a position as assistant professor of design.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1946year
Harvardattested“It was very well received, with Gropius calling it "the best thing done in [my] master class." Pei received his MArch degree in 1946, and taught at Harvard for another two years.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1952year
Katonah, New Yorkattested“Pei's designs echoed the work of Mies van der Rohe in the beginning of his career as also shown in his own weekend-house in Katonah, New York in 1952.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1952year
Denverattested“In 1952, Pei and his team began work on a series of projects in Denver, Colorado.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1961year
Boulder, Coloradoattested“Pei was able to return to hands-on design when he was approached in 1961 by Walter Orr Roberts to design the new Mesa Laboratory for the National Center for Atmospheric Research outside Boulder, Colorado.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
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1934year
The Bundmentioned“The city's global architectural flavors had a profound influence on Pei, from The Bund waterfront area to the Park Hotel, built in 1934.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1934year
Park Hotel Shanghaimentioned“The city's global architectural flavors had a profound influence on Pei, from The Bund waterfront area to the Park Hotel, built in 1934.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1935year
Chinamentioned“It was his first trip back to China since leaving in 1935.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1938year
Spring Green, Wisconsinmentioned“In 1938 he drove to Spring Green, Wisconsin, to visit Wright's famous Taliesin building.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1949year
Atlantamentioned“Pei finally saw his architecture come to life in 1949, when he designed a two-story corporate building for Gulf Oil in Atlanta, Georgia.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1972year
Chinamentioned“President Richard Nixon made his famous 1972 visit to China, a wave of exchanges took place between the two countries.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1976year
New Englandmentioned“When the Hancock Tower was finished in 1976, it was the tallest building in New England.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1989year
New Yorkmentioned“The opening of the Louvre Pyramid coincided with four other projects on which Pei had been working, prompting architecture critic Paul Goldberger to declare 1989 "the year of Pei" in The New York Times.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1989year
Tiananmen Squarementioned“As the tower neared completion, Pei was shocked to witness the government's massacre of unarmed civilians at the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1995year
Deutsches Historisches Museummentioned“In 1995, Pei was hired to design an extension to the Deutsches Historisches Museum, or German Historical Museum in Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
1997year
Chinamentioned“With an eye toward the handover of Hong Kong from the British in 1997, authorities in China sought Pei's aid on a new tower for the local branch of the Bank of China.”source: Wikipedia: I. M. Pei
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