Assem Salam
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Assem Salam | |
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Born | 1924 Beirut, Lebanon |
Died | 5 November 1952 |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Occupation | 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[]
Graduated from the University of Cambridge, England, with a degree in Architecture, in 1950.[5]
Career[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ https://rumor.hypotheses.org/2905
- ^ https://www.agendaculturel.com/article/Tendances_Assem+Salam_l_Etat_un_partenaire_absent
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://www.jensschwarz.com/portrait/assem-salam/
- ^ https://www.oea.org.lb/Arabic/SuccessStories-Details.aspx?pageid=98
- ^ https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=AJADCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA259&lpg=PA259&dq=assem+salam&source=bl&ots=bQ4Y9uKPPV&sig=ACfU3U1zfWVLxtYEGBHgqNQl4AaMfkTQPA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4vMaG69TrAhVkDmMBHUKUAJE4ChDoATADegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=assem%20salam&f=false
- ^ https://blfheadquarters.com/2018/04/30/modern-architecture-in-lebanon-khashokji-mosque-11-12-april-30-2018/
- ^ http://bhs.edu.lb/about-bhs/history/history-of-serjbal-land/
- ^ "Lebanese philanthropist Lady Cochrane (98) dies of blast injuries". 1 September 2020 – via irishtimes.com.
- ^ https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2014/05/hashim-sarkis-looks-back-at-the-work-of-assem-salam-and-his/
- ^ https://www.oea.org.lb/Arabic/SuccessStories-Details.aspx?pageid=98
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2012 deaths
- Lebanese architects
- Lebanese engineers
- Lebanese philanthropists
- 20th-century philanthropists