I. M. Pei Quotes - Page 2

• I travel to the Middle East, I travel to China, I travel to Europe. It's all very rewarding - the only problem is the travel is getting more and more difficult for me now. Ten years ago I would have enjoyed it a lot more.

  I. M. Pei

  Years, Europe, Middle East

  Source: archtalks.com

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• At home, I have a wife, fortunately, and my children are all grown, and I have many grandchildren. I spend weekends with my grandchildren; I adore them.

  I. M. Pei

  Children, Home, Weekend

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• On a daily basis, my home life is very simple. I spend about 2 hours every morning reading the newspaper. As my two assistants will tell you, I don't come to work in the mornings, for two reasons. First, I want to be informed - that means I go through The New York Times every day, and then I watch some news on television. The second is, mornings are the best time to communicate with my clients abroad.

  I. M. Pei

  Morning, New York, Reading

  Source: archtalks.com

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• My projects have typically taken a long time to complete. Buildings might take on average about five to seven years to finish, but in my case it's been longer, because the projects I have accepted within the past 15 years have been mostly government projects, and those involve some politics and funding issues, and approvals and so forth. So they're slower.

  I. M. Pei

  Taken, Past, Government

  Source: archtalks.com

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• For Kips Bay, I had a wonderful client, William Zeckendorf, who was willing to gamble with me on using concrete and not brick for a high-rise apartment building. That was very innovative at the time.

  I. M. Pei

  Bricks, Clients, Wonderful

  Source: archtalks.com

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