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050			_aNA 737 .W57 1990
100			_aWiseman, Carter. _eauthor
245		0	_aI.M. Pei : _ba profile in American architecture / _cCarter Wiseman
260			_aNew York : _bHarry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, _cc1990
300			_a320 pages : _bcolor illustrations, plans ; _c28 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aAn orderly enigma -- China, MIT, and Harvard (1917-48): the shaping of an architect -- The Zeckendorf Days (1948-60): learning to think big -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research (1961-67): the journey from planning to form -- The John F. Kennedy Library (1964-79): gateway to fame -- The Dallas Municipal Administration Center (1966-77): symbol for a city -- The John Hancock Tower (1966-76): a near fatal beauty -- The East Building of the National Gallery (1968-78): the power of art, taste, and money -- The Fragrant Hill Hotel (1979-82): you can't quite go home again -- The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (1979-86): The wages of politics and technology -- Le Grand Louvre (1983-89): The battle of the pyramid -- 1989: "the year of Pei.".
650			_aPEI, I M, 1917-
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