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I.M. Pei : building China modern / a production of PACEM Distribution International, LLC and the Independent Television Service in association with South Carolina ETV, the China Intercontinental Communication Center, and New River Media ; produced by Eugene B. Shirley, Jr. ; directed by Anne Makepeace ; written by Anne Makepeace & Brian Funck.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pei, I. M., 1917-2019.
- Pei, I. M.
- Chinese American architects--Biography.
- Chinese American architects.
- Suzhou bo wu guan.
- Art museums--China--Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng).
- Art museums.
- Museum buildings.
- Design.
- China--Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng).
- Art museum architecture--China--Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng).
- Art museum architecture.
- Museum buildings--Design.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Biographical television programs.
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (53 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- I.M. Pei : building China modern
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2010]
- Language Note:
- In English and Chinese with English subtitles ; closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Entering the twilight of his career, Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to work on his most personal project to date. He is commissioned to build a modern museum in the city's oldest neighborhood which is populated by classical structures from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The enormous task is to help advance China architecturally without compromising its heritage. In the end, what began as his greatest challenge and a labor of sentiment, says Pei, ultimately becomes 'my biography.'
- Participant:
- Charles Jencks, John B. Cobb, Jr.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, George Adams ; edited by Brian Funck ; music composed by Huang Ruo.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS television program American masters, Mar. 31, 2010.
- Originally produced by: PACEM Distribution International, LLC, c2010.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 22, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-imp Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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