Assem Salam
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Assem Salam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1924 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | 5 November 2012 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Architect,[1] Engineer, Politician |
Assem Salam (1924 – 5 November 2012); (عاصم سلام) was a Lebanese civil engineer,[2] architect and author. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1950. Asem used patterns and shapes from the Islamic tradition in his works.[3][4]
Education
[edit]Graduated from the University of Cambridge, England, with a degree in Architecture, in 1950.[5]
Career
[edit]- Designed the Saray of Sidon (1965)[6]
- Designed the Khashoggi Mosque in the Horsh Beirut neighborhood (1968)[7]
- Designed the dormitories for Broumana High School (1966)[8]
Positions and Roles
[edit]- He held the position of member of the Higher Planning Council within the Ministry of Planning between 1961 and 1977.
- He was a member of the Higher Urban Planning Council (1964–1986), and a member of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (1977–1983).
- He was a member of the Reconstruction Committee of the commercial city center of Beirut (1977–1986).[9]
Selected writings
[edit]Shared with others
- Emaar Beirut – The Missed Opportunity (1992)[10]
Single production
- The Beirut Emaar Methodology – Preliminary research into the right paths and suggested alternatives (1995)
- Reconstruction and the Public Interest – In Architecture and the City (1995)[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Assem Salam, disparition d'une figure majeure de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme au Liban". 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Assem Salam : l'Etat un partenaire absent !". 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Assem Salam".
- ^ "المهندس عاصم سلام | نقابة المهندسين بيروت".
- ^ Vloeberghs, Ward (24 November 2015). Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut. BRILL. ISBN 9789004307056.
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "History of Serjbal Property".
- ^ "Lebanese philanthropist Lady Cochrane (98) dies of blast injuries". 1 September 2020 – via irishtimes.com.
- ^ "Hashim Sarkis looks back at the work of Assem Salam and his influence on urban development in Beirut". 5 May 2014.
- ^ "المهندس عاصم سلام | نقابة المهندسين بيروت".
