‘I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture’ on view at Alriwaq in Doha

Doha: M+, Asia s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, has announced that its criti...

Doha: M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, has announced that its critically acclaimed Special Exhibition I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture has opened at ALRIWAQ in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

The exhibition is on view until Saturday, February 14, 2026. Presented in collaboration with Qatar Museums (QM) and organised by M+, the Doha presentation marks the second stop of the exhibition’s world tour, following its successful presentations at M+ in Hong Kong and Power Station of Art (PSA) in Shanghai.

I. M. Pei: Life Is Architecture was initiated and organised by M+, curated by Shirley Surya, Curator, Design and Architecture, M+ and Aric Chen, Director, Zaha Hadid Foundation, London, and first held in Hong Kong from June 2024 to January 2025, attracting more than 225,000 visitors. Its first stop outside Hong Kong at PSA, from April to August 2025, welcomed more than 163,000 visitors. The Shanghai presentation was extended by two weeks due to the overwhelming public response.

Installation view

To celebrate the launch of the Doha exhibition, QM hosted an opening event officiated by Chairperson of Qatar Museums H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.