I.M. Pei’s distinctive, angular Bank of China Tower, in Hong Kong, was a heavy influence on architect and artist Raymond Fung, who recalls seeing it under construction and later working for Pei.

The Bank of China building, seen here in 1996, was designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei to look like an angular bamboo shoot. It is one of Hong Kong's most recognized landmarks and a ...

I.M. Pei's Bank of China tower, with its zigzag-corseted angular facade, is one of the most recognizable pieces of Hong Kong's famous skyline. But in a city with some of the world's highest rents ...

The Bank of China building, seen here in 1996, was designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei to look like an angular bamboo shoot. It is one of Hong Kong's most recognized landmarks and a ...

Pei was commissioned in 1982 by the Beijing-based Bank of China to design its headquarters in Hong Kong, but construction did not start until 1985. There were many reasons for the delay.