PEI Architects

Didi and Sandi Pei founded Pei Partnership Architects (PPA) in 1992, after working for their father's firm. Both brothers earned master's degrees in architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and gained experience in large-scale building design projects at I. M. Pei & Partners, which became Pei Cobb Freed & Partners after their father retired in 1990. In 2010, World Policy Journal stated that "Didi and his brother are placing their stamp on many of China's greatest cities – from Macau and Hong Kong to Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing." According to I. M. Pei, Pei Partnership Architects "came of age" with the Bank of China (BOC) Beijing headquarters project. The PPA's Bank of China Head Office project was the most recent milestone in the Pei family's long association with the BOC, starting with grandfather Tsuyee Pei, who served as a director of the bank, and I. M. Pei, who designed the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The firm's philosophy is to understand the local context for each project, which has led to design choices such as using white cantera, a local limestone, for the exterior of the Guanajuato State Library in León, Mexico. == Notable projects ==

The firm collaborated on designing the new chancery building for the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C. Projects led by Didi Pei for Pei Partnership Architects have included the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, which was done in collaboration with Perkins&Will. as of the museum remains unbuilt. Since founding PPA, Sandi Pei led projects including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China headquarters in Beijing, and The Centurion, In 2009, Pei Partnership Architects received the AIA/ALA Library Building Award for its design of the Guanajuato State Library in Léon, Mexico, the first of several new cultural buildings that were part of the Centro Cultural Guanajuato masterplan prepared by the firm. Unique eco-conscious projects undertaken by Pei Partnership Architects have included the Beijing Xingdebao BMW 5S dealership, designed to consume 30 percent less energy than other buildings of its size, using gardens with wind turbines, solar and photovoltaic panels, and geothermal energy systems. == List of selected projects ==

Park along the Doha Bay Commercial • Alturki Business Park, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia • Amgen Headquarters, Thousand Oaks, California • Bank of China Head Office, Beijing • Bank of China Heritage Building, Hong Kong • Beijing Xingdebao BMW 5S Dealership • Faria Lima B32, São Paulo, Brazil • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Headquarters, Beijing • Shanghai Commercial Bank headquarters, Hong Kong Cultural • Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (BKISHHB) Museum, Brunei • China Institute, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York • Dongfang City Coast Zone Urban Design International Competition, Hainan, China • Guanajuato State Library, León, Mexico • Jianfu Palace Garden, Beijing, China • Macau Dancing Water Theater, City of Dreams, Macau • Macau Science Center, Macau • Museum of Islamic Art Park, Doha, Qatar • Six Dynasties Museum, Nanjing, China • Suzhou Museum, Suzhou, China • U.S. National Slavery Museum, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States (unbuilt) • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California Residential • The Centurion, New York City • West Village Townhouse, New York City Governmental • Embassy of People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C. == Notes ==