I.M. Pei, acclaimed Chinese American architect, dies at 102

I.M. Pei in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, in the museum's Napoleon Courtyard, before its inauguration in Paris.

I.M. Pei in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, in the museum’s Napoleon Courtyard, before its inauguration in Paris.

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May 16, 2019 6 PM PT

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I.M. Pei designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.

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The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, another I.M. Pei design.

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Architect I.M. Pei speaks after being honored with an Ellis Island Family Heritage Award at the Ellis Island Museum in New York City in 2004.

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A view inside the I.M. Pei-designed Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

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The Museum of Islamic Art in the Qatari capital Doha, I.M. Pei’s last major project.

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The Bank of China tower in Hong Kong, designed by architect I.M. Pei.

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Architect I.M. Pei, right, chats with Michael Ovitz in front of a model of the the $1.1-billion Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

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The I.M. Pei-designed Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the campus of UCLA.

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