SINGAPORE - Tributes from local architects and industry insiders have poured in for the late I.M. Pei, the world-renowned Chinese-born American architect who died on Thursday . He was 102.
Mr Michael Ngu, chief executive of local architectural firm architects61, said he was"honoured" and"blessed" to have worked in Mr Pei's New York office in Madison Avenue in the 1980s."An element that's almost always consistent in his architecture is a light-filled atrium space to be loved by its occupants. As a focal point both physically and visually, it's the very essence of Pei's idea of architectural celebration.
Ms Charu Kokate, principal at Safdie Architects, met him at the Edward MacDowell Medal ceremony in 1998 where Mr Pei was the first architect to receive the medal for outstanding contributions to the arts."He's a true modernist and his architectural expression has always been practical, simple and clean geometry. Whether it's the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong or the Louvre in Paris, his landmark buildings are inspiring examples for architects around the world," she said.
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