Obituary
I.M. Pei, Architect Who Designed Louvre Pyramid, Dies at 102
- ‘The most pragmatic and the most visionary of architects’
- His works include the Bank of China Tower, Jacob Javits Center
I.M. Pei, a dominant figure in American architecture for more than three decades who designed the Louvre’s crystal pyramid and the angular East Building of Washington’s National Gallery of Art, has died. He was 102.
His son Li Chung Pei said on Thursday that his father had died overnight, the New York Times reported.