PBS's `I.M. Pei': Just Another Pretty Facade From: The Washington Post | Date: March 5, 1997| Author: Benjamin Forgey | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Early in "First Person Singular: I.M. Pei," a 90-minute film on the renowned American architect airing tonight at 9 o'clock on Channel 26, there is a sequence that memorably unites the arts of film, music and architecture.

In sync with the resonant progressions of a Bach toccata, the camera moves through the spacious interiors of a few of the architect's best buildings, traveling seamlessly back and forth between widely separated sites.

You see sunlight streaming through...

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