This Wednesday night, PBS will premiere the newest installment of its American Masters series, I.M. Pei: Building China Modern. Last week, I caught a preview screening of the documentary, which traces the eight-year design and construction of Pei’s Suzhou Musuem, in China. Completed in 2006, the museum may have been Pei’s most challenging project to date. Not only was he attempting to capture the spirit and history of the 2,500-year-old city in a modern building, but he also had to deal with overly cautious Chinese government officials. Read more…