Hashim Sarkis

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Hashim Sarkis
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Sarkis in 2019
Born
Hashim A. Sarkis

1964 (age 56–57)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
Harvard University
OccupationProfessor
Architect
Spouse(s)Diala Ezzeddine

Hashim A. Sarkis (born 1964 in Beirut) is a Lebanese educator and architect. Since 2015, Sarkis has been Professor and Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also founding principal of Hashim Sarkis Studios since 1998.

Career[]

Born in Beirut, Sarkis received his Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design (1987), his Master of Architecture with distinction (1989), and his Doctor of Philosophy from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1995). His dissertation was entitled "Publics and Architects: Re-Engaging Design in the Democracy," and was advised by Peter G. Rowe, K. Michael Hays, Jorge Silvetti, and Roberto Mangabeira Unger.[1]

Sarkis speaking at the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in 2014

Sarkis has worked for several architecture firms, including for Rafael Moneo on Beirut Souks. In 1998, Sarkis established his own practice, Hashim Sarkis Studios, with offices in Cambridge and Beirut. From 1995 to 2015, Sarkis was a professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he taught design studios and courses on the history and theory of architecture.

In 2018, he was named curator of the 2020 Venice Biennale of Architecture.[2]


“How will we live together?” Is the theme chosen by Hashim Sarkis for the 2021 Biennale Architettura. “We need a new special contract” in regards of how the world has come together during the pandemic, sharing a world wide threat. The curator, Hashim Sarkis, has unfolded the importance of architecture at all levels. He has asked a question as a title in order to allow the creative process to bring in the best. He analyses the five words contained in the question: “How” relates to the approach. “Will” implies the future. “We” outlines the inclusive. “Live” goes beyond just exist. “Together’ shows the collective expression. Sarkis elaborates in his statement that the actual context brings in a plurality of answers from a plurality of sources. He breaks from the political discourse “as politics continue to divide and isolate” and he asks architects to define it all better within a different frame and space. He insists on realizing that space will hold the new social contact and space has to be explored by architects. He highlights the new freedom of our bodies with gender fluidity, new prosthetics and new social social association. The Biennal Architettura of 2021 is organized in five scales: - Among Diverse Being - As new Households - As Emerging Communities - Across Borders - As One Planet. Statement

Works[]

Completed[]

  • 2004 - Agricultural and Community Center, Mejdlaya
  • 2004 - Balloon Landing Park, Beirut
  • 2004 - Oceana Beach Club, Damour
  • 2004 - Olive Oil Press, Batroun
  • 2005 - Wareham Street Loft, Boston
  • 2007 - Oleana Restaurant, Cambridge
  • 2007 - Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre,
  • 2009 - Al Zorah, Ajman
  • 2010 - Boston Eye Group, Brookline
  • 2010 - Tremont Street Residence, Boston
  • 2011 - The Street Pavilion, Shenzhen
  • 2016 - Byblos Town Hall, Byblos
  • 2016 - Dana Street House, Cambridge
  • 2017 - The Courtowers, Beirut
  • 2018 - Saifi Residence, Beirut

Publications[]

  • Projecting Beirut: Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction of a Modern City, with Peter G. Rowe, 1998, ISBN 978-3791319384
  • Case: Le Corbusier's Venice Hospital and the Mat Building Revival, 2001, ISBN 978-3791325385
  • Circa 1958: Lebanon in the Pictures and Plans of Constantinos Doxiadis, 2003, ISBN 978-2842894306
  • Josep Lluis Sert: The Architecture of Urban Design, 1953-1969, 2008, ISBN 978-0300120653
  • Expansions, 2021 Edited by Hashim Sarkis and Ala Tannir, link
  • Cohabitats, 2021 Edited by Hashim Sarkis and Ala Tannir, link

On Hashim Sarkis[]

  • Hashim Sarkis, Curator of the 17th International Architectural Exhibition, Universes in Universes, link
  • Venice Bienale Curator Hashim Sarkis: ”We are exploring the same subject that led to the pandemic”, Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times, 21.05.21, link
  • The Venice Biennale, Twice delayed, takes on new relevance, Sam Lubell, New York Times, 20.05.21 link
  • Hashim Sarkis discusses staging on an international biennale in “interesting times”, Samuel Medina, 05.05.21, The Architect’s Newspaper link
  • Architecture is a medium that can make a difference: In conversation with Hashim Sarkis at the 2021 Venice Architectural Biennale, Christelle Harrouk, 24.05.21, arch daily, link
  • Biennale Architettura 2021, press conference, 20.05.21 full video in the Biennale Architettura 2021 website link
  • At the Venice Biennale, an architecture exhibiton to meet the moment, Peter Dizikes, 08.07.2021. MIT News link
  • ″Golden Lions to Raumlaborberlin and UAE″, John Hill, 30.08.21 World-Architects.com

Personal life[]

Sarkis is married to Diala Ezzeddine, Chief Executive Officer of Xios Therapeutics, and they have one daughter, Dunia Alexandra.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ http://research.gsd.harvard.edu/agakhanprogram/files/2014/05/Hashim-CV-formatted.pdf
  2. ^ "Biennale Architettura 2021 | Hashim Sarkis appointed curator of the Biennale Architettura 2020". 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ https://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webmgate/summer04/notes.html

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