I.M. Pei

I.M. Pei's career spanned 5 decades and 6 continents, producing landmarks including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris (1989), the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong (1990), and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC (1978). Born in Canton, China in 1917, Pei won the Pritzker Prize in 1983 and continued designing into his 90s, completing the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha in 2008.