Editing I. M. Pei (section)

=== "Pei Plan" in Oklahoma City ===
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The Pei Plan was a failed urban redevelopment initiative designed for downtown [[Oklahoma City]], Oklahoma, in 1964. The plan called for the demolition of hundreds of old downtown structures in favor of renewed parking, office building, and retail developments, in addition to public projects such as the Myriad Convention Center and the Myriad Botanical Gardens. It was the dominant template for downtown development in Oklahoma City from its inception through the 1970s. The plan generated mixed results and opinion, largely succeeding in re-developing office building and parking infrastructure but failing to attract its anticipated retail and residential development. Significant public resentment also developed as a result of the destruction of multiple historic structures. As a result, Oklahoma City's leadership avoided large-scale urban planning for downtown throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, until the passage of the [[Metropolitan Area Projects Plan|Metropolitan Area Projects]] (MAPS) initiative in 1993.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101109035740/http://www.impeiokc.com/history/pei-model-history/ "Pei Plan and Pei Model History".]}} IM Pei Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Historical Society, et al. Retrieved June 15, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.okchistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=279:im-peis-tale-of-two-cities&catid=58:historyonvideo&Itemid=86 "I. M. Pei's Tale of Two Cities".]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008000133/http://www.okchistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=279%3Aim-peis-tale-of-two-cities&catid=58%3Ahistoryonvideo&Itemid=86 |date=October 8, 2011 }}  Documentary film. Urban Action Foundation. Online at [http://www.okchistory.com/ OKCHistory.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714234938/http://www.okchistory.com/ |date=July 14, 2011 }}. Retrieved June 15, 2010.</ref>