I.M. Pei

The Chinese-American master built in virtually every major city on Earth over a seven-decade career, winning the Pritzker Prize in 1983. His glass Pyramid at the Louvre in Paris (1989) was ferociously opposed by the French public before becoming one of the city's most beloved landmarks, receiving 9 million visitors per year. The National Gallery of Art East Building in Washington and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong further cemented his reputation for bold geometric precision.