I.M. Pei returns to attend opening of Suzhou Museum

时间：2006-10-05 06:32:27

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The Suzhou Museum's main exhibits are bronzes and jades1 from between 2,500 years B.C. to 500 B.C. excavated2 from around Suzhou.
 
Oct. 5 - Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei, better known as I.M. Pei, has brought his love of geometric design back to his family's hometown in China with the opening this week of the new Suzhou Museum.

 

The angular white and gray building is the latest -- and some say the last -- major design by Pei, 89. New York-based Pei Partnership3 Architects, helmed by Pei's sons Chien Chung and Li Chung, helped design the 15,000-square-meter museum, which includes a 5,000-square-meter exhibition space, a 200-seat auditorium4, research library and several Chinese gardens.

 

``He used the geometrical form as his basic element and repeated the theme throughout,'' said Jia Beisi, associate professor of architecture at the University of Hong Kong. ``The design looks like a big building cut into smaller pieces.''

 

Pei was born in 1917 to a Suzhou family. His father, Zu Yi, became head of Bank of China's branch in Hong Kong, the city where Pei spent his boyhood years before heading to the U.S. to study architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard.

 

The architect, who won the Pritzker Prize in 1983, is best known for the glass Pyramid at the Louvre in Paris. Between 1982 and 1990, he designed the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, known locally as the ``Kitchen Knife'' for its tapered5 top and blade- like body.

 

For the Suzhou Museum, Pei softened6 his rigid7 geometrical motif8 to blend with the city's delicate gardens, low-rise brick residences and teahouses along slender canals. Suzhou, known as the ``Venice of the East,'' was known for its poetry, opera and calligraphy9, which flourished during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

 

The museum's main exhibits are bronzes and jades from between 2,500 years B.C. to 500 B.C. excavated from around Suzhou. It will also display works by Suzhou's best painters from the Ming Dynasty, and other exhibits on loan from the Shanghai Museum, according to a press release from Pei Partnership.

 

``With the white walls and grey tiles, very local building traits, he's integrated the local vernacular10 with his own geometrical style,'' said Jia.

 

``The project would touch on my relationship with my past, my ancestors, my old home,'' he said in the interview transcript11.

 

The Suzhou Museum, in the northeast of the old section of the city, adjoins the Zhong Wang Fu, a 19th-century residence, and the Garden of the Humble12 Administrator13, a 16th-century garden listed by the United Nations as a World Heritage site.

 

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1 jades f37846d25982d95f7b8a0d17bd12249a     
n.玉，翡翠（jade的复数形式）v.（使）疲（jade的第三人称单数形式）
参考例句：
  • Nephrite is one of China's most five famous jades. 和田玉是中国五大名玉之一。 来自互联网
  • Raman spectroscopy is applied to the identification of jades. 本文提出玉石品种鉴定的新方法———激光拉曼光谱法。 来自互联网
2 excavated 3cafdb6f7c26ffe41daf7aa353505858     
v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘
参考例句：
  • The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
  • The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 partnership NmfzPy     
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
4 auditorium HO6yK     
n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂
参考例句：
  • The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
  • The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。
5 tapered 4c6737890eeff46eb8dd48dc0b94b563     
adj. 锥形的，尖削的，楔形的，渐缩的，斜的 动词taper的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • The tail tapered to a rounded tip. 尾部越来越细，最后成了个圆尖。
  • The organization tapered off in about half a year. 那个组织大约半年内就逐渐消失了。
6 softened 19151c4e3297eb1618bed6a05d92b4fe     
（使）变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 )； 缓解打击； 缓和； 安慰
参考例句：
  • His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
  • The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。
7 rigid jDPyf     
adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的
参考例句：
  • She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
  • The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。
8 motif mEvxX     
n.(图案的)基本花纹，(衣服的)花边；主题
参考例句：
  • Alienation is a central motif in her novels.疏离感是她小说的一个重要的主题。
  • The jacket has a rose motif on the collar.这件夹克衫领子上有一朵玫瑰花的图案。
9 calligraphy BsRzP     
n.书法
参考例句：
  • At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
  • His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。
10 vernacular ULozm     
adj.地方的，用地方语写成的；n.白话；行话；本国语；动植物的俗名
参考例句：
  • The house is built in a vernacular style.这房子按当地的风格建筑。
  • The traditional Chinese vernacular architecture is an epitome of Chinese traditional culture.中国传统民居建筑可谓中国传统文化的缩影。
11 transcript JgpzUp     
n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书
参考例句：
  • A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
  • They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
12 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
参考例句：
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
13 administrator SJeyZ     
n.经营管理者，行政官员
参考例句：
  • The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
  • He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

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