Teju Cole - 1 In 1984, Le Figaro called I.M. Pei's design for the Louvre “soulless, cold, and absurd,” and it wasn't alone in its vituperation. Le Monde hated it, too. One
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IM Pei death: World-renowned architect who redesigned the Louvre dies, aged 102, The Independent
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I.M. Pei, preeminent architect of civic centers and cultural institutions, dies at 102 - The Washington Post
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Rest in Peace to the Biggest Mood of 2019: Grumpy Cat
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I M Pei, Louvre pyramid architect, dies aged 102 - BBC News
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I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102 - WTOP News
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I. M. Pei, rest in peace Architecture Here and There
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Modernist Architecture: Concrete in Paradise: The East-West Center at the University of Hawaii
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I.M. Pei acclaimed architect of buildings known around world dies 102