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IM Pei 

Chinese-American architect IM Pei turned 100 this week. To celebrate, Dezeen selected 10 of his most iconic buildings from a career that spans seven decades.

His architecture is identifiable through its strict geometries – combinations of circles, squares and triangles that manifest in both two and three dimensions in plan, section and elevation. The firm’s oeuvre ranges from a curving brick chapel to soaring glass-sheathed skyscrapers, and includes museums, libraries and civic centres in locations across the globe.

Identified from the top:

Le Grand Louvre, Paris, France, 1989 

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, China, 1990 

Suzhou Museum, Suzhou, China, 2006 

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar, 2008 

Dallas City Hall, Dallas, USA, 1978 

Luce Memorial Chapel, Taichung, Taiwan, 1963 

Miho Museum, Kyoto, Japan, 1997 

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, USA, 1995 

Kennedy Library, Boston, USA, 1979