Editing I. M. Pei (section)

=== Augusta, Georgia ===
[[File:Augustagaskyline.jpg|thumb|The distinctive modern pyramid shaped penthouse, designed by Pei, that was added to the top of the historic [[Lamar Building]] in 1976|alt=The Lamar Building, a skyscraper with a pyramidal penthouse, as seen from a distance, with buildings on either side.]]

In 1974, the city of [[Augusta, Georgia]] turned to Pei and his firm for downtown revitalization.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2017 |title=Augusta Tomorrow – I. M. Pei's Revitalization Plan |url=http://www.augustatomorrow.com/timeline/i-m-peis-revitalization-plan/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Augusta Tomorrow}}</ref> The Chamber of Commerce building and Bicentennial Park were completed from his plan.<ref>{{cite web | title=Broad Street | website=Historic Augusta Inc. | date=2023-02-16 | url=https://historicaugusta.org/explore-augusta/walking-tours/broad-street/ | access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref> In 1976, Pei designed a distinctive modern penthouse that was added to the roof of architect [[William Lee Stoddart]]'s historic [[Lamar Building]], designed in 1916.<ref name="r821">{{cite web | title=The Penthouse at the Lamar Building, 753 Broad Street | website=Historic Augusta Inc. | date=2015-11-17 | url=https://historicaugusta.org/properties/2016-the-penthouse-at-the-lamar-building-753-broad-street/ | access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref>  In 1980, Pei and his company designed the Augusta Civic Center, now known as the [[James Brown Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fda-online.com/project_detail.php?id=280|title=Fisher Dachs Associates – Projects – James Brown Arena (formerly Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center)|website=fda-online.com|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630161649/http://www.fda-online.com/project_detail.php?id=280|url-status=dead}}</ref>