Pei (p ), I(eoh) M(ing) Born 1917. Chinese-born American architect whose designs include the East Building of the National Gallery, Washington D.C. (1978), and the Pyramide at the Louvre in Paris (1989). |
Pei [peɪ]
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(Biographies / Pei, I(eoh) M(ing) (1917 M, USnational of birth: Chinese, ARCHITECTURE: architect) I(eoh) M(ing). born 1917, US architect, born in China. His buildings include the E wing of the National Museum of Art, Washington DC (1978), a glass and steel pyramid at the Louvre, Paris (1989), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, USA. (1995)
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(Placename) Prince Edward Island
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| Noun | 1. |  Pei - United States architect (born in China in 1917)Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world |
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