Controversial architect I.M. Pei talks about his most memorable buildings. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: January 26, 1994| Author: | Copyright information 
    BOULDER, Colo. _ The recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Louvre in Paris marked the highlight of I.M. Pei's career in architecture, although in the original unveiling of Pei's design, the overwhelming response was hostile jeers from French critics. 
    Pei's buildings attract controversy. But at 76, Pei can rest on his laurels. The Chinese-born, U.S.-educated architect has made his firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners one of the most famous in the world. 
    With the clinking of glasses in the background during a holiday party at his Madison Avenue office, Pei talked by phone about his ...

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