Farewell to talented architect

The passing of famed architect I.M. Pei deserves notice on this page. In addition to his most well-known buildings like the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris and the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, Pei left his mark on the Bay Area by designing the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato. He used geometric shapes (like triangles) and floating staircases throughout the institute’s administrative and research buildings, and even created one in a Y-shape.

I.M. Pei, a truly inventive and influential architect, will surely be remembered for many generations to come.

Hazel Underwood, San Rafael