Assem Salam
Assem Salam (1924 – 5 November 2012); (عاصم سلام) was a Lebanese civil engineer, architect and author. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1950. Asem used patterns and shapes from the Islamic tradition in his works.
Assem Salam
- Name
- Assem Salam
- Born
- 1924
- Birthplace
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Died
- 5 November 2012
- Occupation
- Architect, Engineer, Politician
- Nationality
- Lebanon
- Education
- University of Cambridge
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Assem Salam (1924 – 5 November 2012); (عاصم سلام) was a Lebanese civil engineer, architect and author. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1950. Asem used patterns and shapes from the Islamic tradition in his works.
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Key facts
• Name — Assem Salam • Born — 1924 • Birthplace — Beirut, Lebanon • Died — 5 November 2012 • Occupation — Architect, Engineer, Politician
Education
Education
Graduated from the University of Cambridge, England, with a degree in Architecture, in 1950.
Career
Career
• Designed the Saray of Sidon (1965) • Designed the Khashoggi Mosque in the Horsh Beirut neighborhood (1968) • Designed the dormitories for Broumana High School (1966)
Positions and Roles
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).
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Life and career
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1924
Assem Salam born at Beirut.
2012
Assem Salam died at Beirut.
Selected writings
Shared with others • Emaar Beirut – The Missed Opportunity (1992) 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)
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- 1.Assem Salam, disparition d'une figure majeure de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme au Liban. 11 November 2012.
- 2.Assem Salam : l'Etat un partenaire absent !. 6 February 2012.
- 3.Archived copy.
- 4.Assem Salam.
- 5.المهندس عاصم سلام | نقابة المهندسين بيروت.
- 6.Vloeberghs, Ward. Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut. BRILL. 24 November 2015. 9789004307056.
- 7.StackPath.
- 8.History of Serjbal Property.
- 9.Lebanese philanthropist Lady Cochrane (98) dies of blast injuries. 1 September 2020.
- 10.Hashim Sarkis looks back at the work of Assem Salam and his influence on urban development in Beirut. 5 May 2014.
- 11.المهندس عاصم سلام | نقابة المهندسين بيروت.
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