Pei, designer of Louvre pyramid, dies at 102By ASSOCIATED PRESShome/News/World/Pei, designer of Louvre pyramid, dies at 102NEW York: IM Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102. Pei’s death was confirmed Thursday (Friday in Manila) by Marc Diamond, a spokesman for the architect’s New York firm, Pei Cobb Freed and Partners. One of Pei’s sons, Li Chung Pei, told The New York Times his father had died overnight. Pei painstakingly researched each project, studying its use and relating it to the environment. “But, I also think architecture can reach a level where it influences people to want to do something more with their lives.

Source: Manila Times May 17, 2019 17:31 UTC