Tumbleweed_Tx Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/obituaries/im-pei-dead.html?cid=ed_npd_bn_fb_bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 We lost a great architect today. I. M. Pei passed today. He still owns the record for the tallest building in Texas. When designed it was known as the Texas Commerce bank Building. Now the Chase. Quite a few of the late twentieth century giants have recently passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 There was about a two-decade span where he and Philip Johnson were the most prominent architects in the world. Johnson played an outsize role in putting Houston on the map architecturally while Pei played the same role for Dallas, though each did important work in the other city as well. When buildings as unique and masterful as Dallas City Hall or the Meyerson Symphony Center or Fountain Place are built, they affect the lesser architects who do work in that city, to the point where over time the whole city bears the imprint of his hand. But Pei to some degree did this for the entire country and late/postmodern architecture in general. How many of our glass and steel or concrete office park atriums, conference centers, hotel lobbies, etc. were attempts by local architects to realize the articulation of space that he had achieved at the National Gallery of Art in D.C. or the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston? Just like every lazy arch or Greek column in an 80's office building or shopping center traces its way back to what Johnson was doing with historical elements at the time. An architect of their magnitude affects the whole spectrum of what is built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Just like every lazy arch or Greek column in an 80's office building or shopping center traces its way back to what Johnson was doing with historical elements at the time. Johnson's influence is evident; Michael Graves (IMO) even more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Similar thread under "Architects, Developers, and Designs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Has anyone else been to NCAR in Boulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I'm not aware of this but it is a wonderful site. What is NCAR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 National Center for Atmospheric Research https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/05/17/ieoh-ming-pei-architect-ncar-national-center-for-atmospheric-research-boulder/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felt38 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I went to school at Boulder so I made it to NCAR a few times...this building is a part of the landscape and I remember doing some research about I.M. Pei. I eventually got to see his Bank of China tower up close in Hong Kong. At the time, it was one of my favorite buildings in the world. He was one of the great architects of the 20th century and contributed significantly to Houston's skyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 The NCAR is reminiscent of Paul Rudolph's work. At least it makes me think of some of his work like the one on the campus of Huston Tillotson college in Austin on 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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