Which famed architect, who died in 2019 aged 102, designed the glass pyramid at the Louvre museum in Paris?

I. M. Pei, the Chinese-American modernist architect, designed the Louvre’s glass pyramid as the museum’s main entrance, unveiled in 1989 under President François Mitterrand. He died in 2019 at age 102. The design boldly juxtaposed a sleek, transparent pyramid with the historic palace, a move that was controversial at first but soon became a beloved Paris icon. Pei was known for precise geometry and luminous spaces—seen also in the National Gallery of Art’s East Building (Washington, D.C.), the Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong), and the Museum of Islamic Art (Doha). Memory tip: think “Pei-ramid” to link Pei with the Louvre Pyramid.