“ The Louvre for me is a wonderful experience. Because it continues; it didn't get cut off. It was actually a continuous involvement all the way, and a lot of people have come and gone, come and gone; b… I. M. Pei
“ I think the artistic side of architecture was natural to me. My mother was an artist and a poet. I. M. Pei
“ To me, form doesn't always follow function. Form has a life of its own, and at times, it may be the motivating force in design. When you're dealing with form as a sculptor, you feel that you are quite… I. M. Pei
“ I've never left China. My family's been there for 600 years. But my architecture is not consciously Chinese in any sense. I'm a western architect. I. M. Pei
“ It is good to learn from the ancients. I'm a bit of an ancient myself. They had a lot of time to think about architecture and landscape. I. M. Pei
“ In northern architecture - the cathedrals of Europe and all the little churches - the details, the carving of stone, become necessary because the light is not there to help you very much. You have to… I. M. Pei
“ The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary. I. M. Pei
“ I came, I studied architecture in America, so my technical background's completely western. But my seventeen years, the formative years of one's life, and I can't say that the Chineseness in me is not… I. M. Pei
