Hamid Gabbay Explained

Hamid Gabbay
Birth Place:Iran
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:University of Florence (PhD, 1971)
Occupation:Architect

Hamid Gabbay (born) is an Iranian-born American architect. He was a professor at the University of Tehran and a prolific architect in Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution. Since he emigrated to the United States in 1978, he has designed many buildings and private residences in Beverly Hills, California.

Early life

Hamid Gabbay was born circa 1943 in Iran.[1] He received a PhD in architecture from the University of Florence in 1971.[2]

Career

Gabbay started his career as an architect in Iran, where he co-founded Gabbay Architects, an architectural firm with his brother.[2] He became a professor at the University of Tehran.[2] Shortly before the Iranian Revolution, Gabbay emigrated to the United States in 1978.[3] Gabbay is an architect in Beverly Hills, California.[3] He remodeled the Nessah Synagogue in 2002.[4] He was the 2015 recipient of the Will Rogers Award for Best Historic commercial development for his remodelling of 479 North Rodeo Drive (home to designer store Badgley Mischka).[5]

Gabbay is opposed to "Persian palaces."[3] He believes that it "has nothing to do with Persian architecture," adding, "I never saw anything like it in Tehran."[6]

Gabbay chaired the Design Review Commission of the City of Beverly Hills in 2004.[7] He is a donor to the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden.[8] Additionally, he serves on the board of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: West. Kevin. The Persian Conquest. January 19, 2016. W. July 2009. March 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318120337/http://www.wmagazine.com/people/insiders/2009/07/persian_beverly_hills. dead.
  2. Web site: HAMID EMANUEL GABBAY. Gabbay Architects. January 19, 2016. January 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160117140838/http://gabbayarchitects.com/about.php. dead.
  3. News: Goldin. Greg. In Defense of the Persian Palace. January 19, 2016. The Los Angeles Times. December 17, 2006. "I came here on December 9, 1978, only a few months before the shah was deposed.".
  4. Web site: Nessah Synagogue. Gabbay Architects. January 19, 2016. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042012/http://www.gabbayarchitects.com/commercial.php?project_id=27&image_id=65. dead.
  5. News: Talbot. Victoria. Will Rogers Award Winners Announced At The Montage. January 19, 2016. The Beverly Hills Courier. October 16, 2015.
  6. Web site: Smith. Dakota. Explaining Beverly Hills' Persian Palaces. Curbed.com. 17 June 2009 . January 19, 2016.
  7. News: Baum. Gary. 'SHAHS OF SUNSET' STARS ON LA'S LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH 'PERSIAN PALACES'. January 19, 2016. Hollywood Reporter. March 30, 2012.
  8. Web site: Supporters of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden. Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden. January 19, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215233/http://beverlyhills911memorial.com/supporters.php. March 3, 2016.
  9. Web site: Board. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. January 19, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314091649/http://thewallis.org/board_directors.php. March 14, 2016.

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