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.

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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 enormou...

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Corporate Authors:	Bullfrog Films China Intercontinental Communication Center Independent Television Service New River Media (Firm) Pacem Distribution International South Carolina Educational Television Network
Other Authors:	Cobb, John B. (Interviewee) Funck, Brian (Screenwriter) Jencks, Charles (Interviewee) Makepeace, Anne (Film director, Screenwriter) Pei, I. M., 1917-2019 (Interviewee) Shirley, Eugene B. (Film producer)
Language:	English Chinese
Language and/or Writing System:	In English and Chinese with English subtitles ; closed captioning available.
Published:	[Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2010]
Subjects:	Pei, I. M., > 1917-2019. Suzhou bo wu guan. Art museum architecture > China > Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) Art museums > China > Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) Chinese American architects > Biography. Museum buildings > Design. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs.
Genre:	Biography. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:	1 streaming video file (53 min.) : digital, sound, color
Variant Title:	I.M. Pei : building China modern
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