Interview with I.M. Pei, written by myself.

With extraordinary wisdom, he raised the glorious banner in the history of world architecture. He holds up the sun, moon and stars with strong hands. He is the pride of China people. He is the internationally famous designer Mr. I.M. Pei!

1. When did you start learning architecture? Answer; Probably lived in Shanghai when I was a child. At that time, there were many tall buildings. I decided to be an architect at that time.

2. Oh, so you want to be an architect, because you live in Shanghai and see many tall buildings? A: Basically!

As you all know, your father is the founder of China Bank-Bei Zuyi. He once wanted you to study finance in England. Why don't you take his advice and study finance? A: Because I wanted to be an architect since I was a child, since I have the opportunity to realize it, I will never give up!

Before you designed the Louvre in France, some people doubted your design. What do you think of these criticisms? A: I am a very persistent person. As long as you decide, you must stick to it.

5. Finally, what do you think of architectural design and what is your design philosophy? A: I compare some buildings to shoemaking technology. It's like making a pair of shoes, making them by hand, leaving some artificial traces in the building. All these traces of hand binding and binding are hardware that no company can buy. They must be original and unadorned. Architecture has integrated the concept of natural space and dominated my life's works, such as National Center for Atmospheric Research, Iversen Art Museum, Sculpture Museum of Demoy Art Center, Johnson Art Museum of Cornell University, etc. The similarity of these works is the inner courtyard, which connects the inner and outer spaces in series and integrates nature into the building. In the later period, the inner courtyard is still one of the indispensable elements of my works, and the curtain pays more attention to the input of natural light, making the inner courtyard a light hall, such as the Changchun Hall of Xiangshan Hotel, the lobby of Armenco IBM Company in new york, the atrium of China Bank in Hong Kong, the Guggenheim Pavilion of new york Sainai Hospital, the glass pyramid of the Louvre in Paris, and the economic center of creative artists in Beverly Hills. The combination of light and space makes space change endlessly. "Let light design" is my famous saying.