The Chinese-born American architect Ieoh Ming Pei is one of the most creative architects of our times. He has incorporated both eastern and western ideas into his designs. 

Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China on April 26, 1917. His father was a famous banker. In 1935, at the age of 17, he came to the United States to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1942, he entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design. 

In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy selected Pei to design the Kennedy library. After that he became well-known all over the world. People named it one of the Ten Best Buildings in the United States. In 1968, Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C. Over one million people visited the building during its first 50 days in existence. 

Following the East Wing project Pei's fame has continued to grow widely. In 1983, French President commissioned Pei to help make the Louvre more modern. Ten years later, the completion of Pei's glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris. Pei described it as, "the greatest challenge and greatest accomplishment of my career." At Fragrant Hill, a 300-room hotel in the Chinese capital, Pei has attempted to bring to his native China his often-quoted "third way of making buildings." Avoiding both a complete copying of traditional Chinese motifs as well as the modernism of the West, Pei has managed, at Fragrant Hill, to make one of his most eloquent statements. 

Pei has designed nearly 50 projects in the United States and abroad. About half of these projects have won major awards. Pei has been awarded the highest honors from nations over the world. In 1990, Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush for his contributions to world peace and service to the US government. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who is at the center of the story?
2. Who is the article about?
3. What person's life does the article describe?
Q2:
1. What appears in Ieoh Ming Pei's designs?
2. What does Ieoh Ming Pei put in his designs?
3. What can be found in Ieoh Ming Pei's designs?
Q3:
1. What was Ieoh Ming Pei's birthplace?
2. Where was Ieoh Ming Pei born?
3. Where did Ieoh Ming Pei come into the world?
Q4:
1. On what day was Ieoh Ming Pei born?
2. What was the date of Ieoh Ming Pei's birth?
3. State the birth date of Ieoh Ming Pei.
Q5:
1. What did Ieoh Ming Pei's dad do?
2. How was Ieoh Ming Pei's father employed?
3. What did Ieoh Ming Pei's dad do for a living?
Q6:
1. In what year did Ieoh Ming Pei come to the US?
2. What was the year of Ieoh Ming Pei's arrival in the United States?
3. When did Ieoh Ming Pei get to the United States?
Q7:
1. Why did Ieoh Ming Pei come to the US?
2. What was Ieoh Ming Pei's reason for traveling to the US?
3. What made Ieoh Ming Pei decide to come to the United States?
Q8:
1. Where did Ieoh Ming Pei study architecture?
2. In what university did Ieoh Ming Pei study architecture?
3. What university did Ieoh Ming Pei attend to study architecture?
Q9:
1. What year did Ieoh Ming Pei go to Harvard?
2. In what year did Ieoh Ming Pei attend Harvard?
3. In what year did Ieoh Ming Pei start studying at Harvard?
Q10:
1. Who chose Ieoh Ming Pei to design a library?
2. Who opted to have Ieoh Ming Pei design a library?
3. Whose choice was it to have Ieoh Ming Pei design a library?
Q11:
1. What has the Kennedy library been called?
2. What has the Kennedy Library been referred to as?
3. What have people had to say regarding the Kennedy Library?
Q12:
1. What was Ieoh Ming Pei's next project, after the Kennedy Library?
2. What did Ieoh Ming Pei work on after finishing the Kennedy Library?
3. Once Ieoh Ming Pei was done with the Kennedy Library, what project did he move on to?
Q13:
1. What size crowds did the National Gallery of Art draw at first?
2. How many people went to the National Gallery of Art in the beginning?
3. What were the initial crowd sizes at the National Gallery of Art?
