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1、I. M. PeiIeoh Ming Pei (born 26 April 1917), commonly known by his initials I.M. Pei, is a Chinese American architect, often called a master of modern architecture. Born in Guangzhou and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the gardens at Suzhou. In 1935 he mov
2、ed to the United States and enrolled in the University of Pennsylvanias architecture school, but quickly transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. and spent his free time researching the emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier. After graduating, he joined the Harvard Graduate Sc
3、hool of Design and became friends with the Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Pei spent ten years working with New York real estate magnate William Zeckendorf before establishing his own independent design firm that eventually became Pei Cobb Freed &Partners. Among the early projec
4、ts on which Pei took the lead were the LEnfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC and the Green Building at MIT. His first major recognition came with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado; his new stature led to his selection as chief architect for the John F. Kennedy Library in Massa
5、chusetts. He went on to design Dallas City Hall and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art.He returned to China for the first time in 1974 to design a hotel at Fragrant Hills, and designed a skyscraper in Hong Kong for the Bank of China fifteen years later. In the early 1980s, Pei was the
6、focus of controversy when he designed a glass-and-steel pyramid for the Louvre museum in Paris. He later returned to the world of the arts by designing the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the Miho Museum in Japan, and the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar.Pei has won a wide variety of pri
7、zes and awards in the field of architecture, including the AIA Gold Medal in 1979, the first Praemium Imperiale for Architecture in 1989, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in 2003. In 1983 he won the Pritzker Prize.Education and formative years194855:
8、Early career work together with Webb and Knappedit 195590: I. M. Pei & AssociatesKennedy LibraryPei considers the John F. Kennedy Library the most important commission in my life.Peis first proposed design included a large glass pyramid that would fill the interior with sunlight, meant to represent
9、the optimism and hope that Kennedys administration had symbolized for so many in the US. Mrs. Kennedy liked the design, but because of Cambridgeeffect, Finally the project moved to Columbia Point, near the University of Massachusetts. The new site was less than ideal; it was located on an old landfi
10、ll, and just over a large sewage pipe. Peis architectural team added more fill to cover the pipe and developed an elaborate ventilation system to conquer the odor. A new design was unveiled, combining a large square glass-enclosed atrium with a triangular tower and a circular walkway.Dallas City Hal
11、lWorking with his associate Theodore, Pei developed a design centered on a building with a top much wider than the bottom; the facade leans at an angle of 34 degrees. A plaza stretches out before the building, and a series of support columns holds it up. It was influenced by Le Corbusiers High Court
12、 building in Chandigarh, India; Pei sought to use the significant overhang to unify building and plaza. The project cost much more than initially expected, and took 11 years. Revenue was secured in part by including a subterranean parking garage. The interior of the city hall is large and spacious;
13、windows in the ceiling above the eighth floor fill the main space with light. Louvre PyramidThe Louvre Pyramid is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoleon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as
14、 the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Completed in 1989,1 it has become a landmark of the city of Paris. Design and constructionCommissioned by the President of France Franois Mitterrand in 1984, it was designed by the architect I. M. Pei, who is responsible for the design of the Miho Museum in J
15、apan among others. The structure, which was constructed entirely with glass segments, reaches a height of 20.6 metres (about 70 feet); its square base has sides of 35 metres (115ft). It consists of 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments.The pyramid and the underground lobby beneath it w
16、ere created because of a series of problems with the Louvres original main entrance, which could no longer handle an enormous number of visitors on an everyday basis. Visitors entering through the pyramid descend into the spacious lobby then re-ascend into the main Louvre buildings. Several other mu
17、seums have duplicated this concept, most notably the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.The construction of the pyramid triggered considerable controversy because many people felt that the futuristic edifice looked quite out of place in front of the Louvre Museum with its classical architectu
18、re. Others lauded the juxtaposition of contrasting architectural styles as a successful merger of the old and the new, the classical and the ultra-modern.The main pyramid is actually only the largest of several glass pyramids that were constructed near the museum, including the downward-pointing La
19、Pyramide Inverse that functions as a skylight in an underground mall in front of the museum.Urban legend of 666 panesIt has been claimed by some that the glass panes in the Louvre Pyramid number exactly 666, the number of the beast, often associated with Satan. Various historical enthusiasts have sp
20、eculated at the purpose of this factoid. For instance, Dominique Stezepfandts book Franois Mitterrand, Grand Architecte de I Univers declares that the pyramid is dedicated to a power described as the Beast in the Book of Revelation .The entire structure is based on the number 6.The story of the 666
21、panes originated in the 1980s, when the official brochure published during construction did indeed cite this number (even twice, though a few pages earlier the total number of panes was given as 672 instead). The number 666 was also mentioned in various newspapers. The Louvre museum however states t
22、hat the finished pyramid contains 673 glass panes (603 rhombi and 70 triangles).5 A higher figure was obtained by David A. Shugarts, who reports that the pyramid contains 689 pieces of glass.6 Shugarts obtained the figure from the offices of I.M. Pei. Various attempts to actually count the panes in
23、the pyramid have produced slightly discrepant results, but there are definitely more than 666.The myth resurfaced in 2003, when Dan Brown incorporated it in his best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code, in which the protagonist reflects that this pyramid, at President Mitterrands explicit demand, had be
24、en constructed of exactly 666 panes of glass - a bizarre request that had always been a hot topic among conspiracy buffs who claimed 666 was the number of Satan.National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is a national art museum, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Open to the
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