Assem Salam Explained

Assem Salam
Nationality:	Lebanese
Birth Date:	1924
Birth Place:	Beirut, Lebanon
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

• Mardiros Altounian
• Ammar Khammash
• Farouk Yaghmour
• list of Lebanese architects

Notes and References

1. Web site: Assem Salam, disparition d'une figure majeure de l'architecture et de l'urbanisme au Liban. 11 November 2012 .
2. Web site: Assem Salam : l'Etat un partenaire absent !. 6 February 2012.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 22 December 2016 . 22 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222042601/http://www.worldviewcities.org/beirut/legacy.html . live .
4. Web site: Assem Salam.
5. Web site: المهندس عاصم سلام | نقابة المهندسين بيروت.
6. Book: Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut. 9789004307056. Vloeberghs. Ward. 24 November 2015. BRILL .
7. Web site: StackPath.
8. Web site: History of Serjbal Property.
9. Web site: Lebanese philanthropist Lady Cochrane (98) dies of blast injuries. 1 September 2020. irishtimes.com.
10. Web site: Hashim Sarkis looks back at the work of Assem Salam and his influence on urban development in Beirut. 5 May 2014.
11. Web site: المهندس عاصم سلام | نقابة المهندسين بيروت.