This museum is one of the last buildings to be created by I.M. Pei. Construction of this museum started in 2006 and finished in 2008. At 91 years old I.M. Pei traveled though the Muslim world gaining inspiration for this museum. The design is mainly of white rectangles stacked on top of each other. In my humble opinion, this is one of I.M Pei’s most beautiful works. The Museum of Islamic Art can be found in Doha, Qatar which overlooks the Persian Gulf.

Built in 1986 by I.M Pei who collaborated with WET Design Company and with landscape architect Dan Kiley to build a 63-floor tower that incorporated water fountains into the design. It is named the fountain place because the architects created 172 dancing fountains that surround the building. The Fountain Place is a unique design in which constructed as a multi-faceted prism which presents a different profile from different directions. One can find this building in Dallas, Texas near the arts district.

In 1984, the French President Francois Mitterrand asked I. M. Pei to bring the Louvre Museum into Modernity. The new design by I.M. Pei consists of one large pyramid that is surrounded by three smaller pyramids. The large pyramid was designed to function as the new main entrance into the museum. With this new look, the museum has attracted many tourists since its conception in 1984. To this day, it is one of I.M. Pei’s most famous pieces of architecture.

This next set of blogs will be focusing on the works of I.M. Pei

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio was designed by I.M Pei. This is the second time I.M. Pei used his iconic glass pyramid in a building. Although the Rock and Roll hall of fame is famous on its own, the Louvre Pyramid outshines this building in the world of architecture.

I visited the Stanley Hotel when I was vacationing the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.  The Hotel itself is beautiful and sits in a beautiful backdrop of Colorado.  I visited this hotel with my parents, unbeknownst to them this was the setting and location for the movie the Shining.  The inside of the hotel gives off a suspenseful vibe, that made me a little scared but not scared enough to run from the building.

I visited Washington D.C. a few years ago and went on a tour of the inside of the Capitol building.  In my opinion, this the most beautiful of all the governmental buildings in D.C.  It is a building that has stood a symbol of American Politics, it is a place where the greatest and most beloved of America’s Politicians have passed laws.

National Museum of the American Indian designed by Cass Gilbert, Douglas Cardinal, Johnpaul Jones, Donna House in the early 1990s in Washington D.C.  Out of the many museums I have travelled to this one is the coolest design of a museum.  This museum has a special place in my heart because I have a deep interest in learning about American Indian history and culture.

Arcosanti was built by Paolo Soleri in Yavasupai county, Arizona in the 1970s. My parents, who are architects, wanted to check out Arcosanti while we were on vacation in Arizona.  The architect had created this self-sustaining town, occupied by artisans, out in the middle of nowhere in Arizona.  While also learning that the architect was an advocate for designing and building architecture that would create less damage to the environment.  I found Paolo Soleri very inspiring in the fact that he did not want to conform to the traditional methods of designing and building a town that would be eco-friendly.