Born Boston, Massachusetts
April 8, 1926
Education
Master of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design 1949
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard College 1947
Diploma, Phillips Exeter Academy 1944
Military Service
U.S. Naval Reserve 1944–1961
(Active Duty 1944–1946)
Professional Experience
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners 1989–
I. M. Pei & Partners 1966–1989
I. M. Pei & Associates 1955–1966
Founding Partner
Webb & Knapp, Inc., Architectural Division 1950–1955
Hugh Stubbins, Architect 1949–1950
Affiliations
American Institute of Architects, Fellow
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Member
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
National Academy of Design, Academician
Chicago
Institute for Architecture and Urbanism, Trustee 1989–1994
American Academy in Rome, Trustee Emeritus 1990–
Trustee 1972–1990
Presidential Design Awards, Jury for Architecture and Interior Design, Chairman 1988
National Endowment for the Arts, Design Arts Program, Chairman Overview Panel 1984–1988
Architectural League of New York, Executive Committee
1968–1971, 1975–1980, 1988–
American Institute of Architects Honor Awards Jury, Chairman
1972, 1987
Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, Trustee 1982–1985
Princeton University, Advisory Council of the School of Architecture 1985–
Society of Architectural Historians, Director 1981–1984
The Brearley School, Trustee 1975–1980
American Institute of Architects Committee on Design, Chairman 1971
Harvard Graduate School of Design Association, President 1969–1971
Cooper Union School of Art & Architecture, Advisory
Council 1967–1971
Teaching Appointments
American Academy in Rome
Architect in Residence 1992
Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Visiting Lecturer 1988–
Adjunct Professor of Architecture and Urban Design
1985–1988
Studio Professor and Chairman, Department of
Architecture 1980–1985
School of Architecture, Yale University
William Henry Bishop Visiting Professor 1973, 1978
Charlotte Sheperd Davenport Visiting Professor 1975
Awards
Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the American Institute of Architects 1995
Lifetime Achievement Award, New York Society of Architects 1992
Doctor Honoris Causa in Technical Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) 1990
Chicago
Architecture Award, Illinois Council of American Institute of Architects 1985
Doctor of Fine Arts Honorary Degree, Bowdoin College 1985
Medal of Honor, New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects 1982
Poses Creative Arts Award: Medal for Architecture, Brandeis University 1981
Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters 1977
