Royal Gold Medal for I.M. Pei

Chinese-born U.S. architect I.M. Pei is the 2010 recipient of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal.
Photo: Ingbet Grüttner/ Courtesy RIBA

In announcing the 2010 award for Pei, RIBA President Ruth Reed said, "The Royal Gold Medal has been called, often erroneously, a lifetime achievement award. Seldom has it been so true as it is in the case of I.M. Pei.

"At 92 he is that rarity, an officially retired architect," Reed continued, "though there is still work in the pipeline to be delivered, work that will crown the extraordinary achievements of six decades in which he has reinvented the housing, gallery, and commercial building types. He is truly an inspiration for all architects."

Source: http://www.architectureweek.com/2010/0210/culture_1-1.html