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Assem Salam
Born1924
Beirut, Lebanon
Died(2012-11-05)5 November 2012
NationalityLebanese
Occupation(s)Architect, Engineer, Politician

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.

Education

Graduated from the University of Cambridge, England, with a degree in Architecture, in 1950.

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

  • 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).

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)

See also

References

  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". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. "المهندس عاصم سلام | نقابة المهندسين بيروت".
  6. Vloeberghs, Ward (24 November 2015). Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut. BRILL. ISBN 9789004307056.
  7. "StackPath".
  8. "History of Serjbal Property".
  9. "Lebanese philanthropist Lady Cochrane (98) dies of blast injuries". 1 September 2020 – via irishtimes.com.
  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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