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.

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
Format:	Electronic Video