Zhu Pei
Zhu Pei, born in Beijing and studied at Tsinghua University and UC Berkeley, founded Studio Zhu Pei in 2005, and from there he has produced an extraordinary corpus of cultural works that have made him one of the leading figures of his generation. Marked by his American experience, which includes teaching at Harvard and Columbia, he is the current Dean of the School of Architecture at Central Academy of Fine Arts in China. He was recognized with Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for his contribution to architecture. He was a jury member for Mies van der Rohe Award in 2011.
Zhu Pei’s works have been exhibited at world important museums such as Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Venice Biennial, GA Gallery, Centre Pompidou, Victoria and Albert Museum, Kassel, Dresden State Art Museum, Sao Paulo Art Biennial, the solo exhibition at Aedes, Harvard University, Rome MAXXI Museum and so on. His works have been collected by MoMA, Pompidou Art Center, the Victoria and Albert Museum, M+ and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Zhu Pei has been recognized with architecture’s most prestigious awards and honors, such as Design Vanguard Award from Architectural Record, AR Awards from The Architectural Review, AIA Honor Award, Culture Winner from THE PLAN Award, Museum Winner from Architizer A+Awards, Architecture Winner from AZ Awards, Grand Prize Winner from Brick Award, Architectural Design Award from ASC, 1949-2009 Grand Design Award from ASC, DFA Grand Award and Special Award for Culture from Hong Kong Design Center, Special Merit Award from UIA and UNESCO.
He has been invited by many internationally renowned architecture schools to give lectures, such as Harvard GSD, Columbia GSAPP, Yale University, UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, UCLA, Rhode Island school of Design, Syracuse University, Cooper Union, University of South California, University of Texas at Austin, University at Buffalo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Taliesin West, University of Auckland, Tsinghua University and so on.