Pei regards the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum as the most important commission of his life. It pays tribute to one of America's most popular leaders.
The 70-story-tall asymmetrical Bank of China Tower is one of the most iconic skyscrapers in Hong Kong. Pei used faceted crystal clad in reflective glass for the building's façade.
The glass and steel pyramid serves as the Louvre's main entrance for nearly 25 years was built by Pei as a perfect juxtaposition against the museum's French Renaissance style. It is said that the crystalline pyramid matches the proportions of the famed Pyramids of Giza.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame featured a tetrahedral glass tent behind the 165-foot-tower that connects to the theater space projecting out over Lake Erie.
Pei designed the Miho museum to have a large glass roof supported by steel trusses in the interior. One-third of the building was carved out of a rock and is designed to be underground.
In Qatar, the architect's love for geometric figures shows in his work which features step construction and the soaring dome atrium for the Museum of Islamic art.
In 2009, Pei completed the asymmetrical, conical shaped, and aluminum clad cultural and educational facility known as Macau Science Center which is a towering atrium with a planetarium that can seat 150 people.
His most prestigious awards include The Royal Gold Medal, The Presidential Medal Of Freedom, The AIA Gold Medal, The 1983 Pritzker Prize, and The Praemium Imperiale.
