Assem Salam

Assem Salam ; 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
Designed the Khashoggi Mosque in the Horsh Beirut neighborhood
Designed the dormitories for Broumana High School

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, and a member of the Council for Development and Reconstruction.
He was a member of the Reconstruction Committee of the commercial city center of Beirut.

Selected writings

Shared with others

Emaar Beirut – The Missed Opportunity

Single production

The Beirut Emaar Methodology – Preliminary research into the right paths and suggested alternatives
Reconstruction and the Public Interest – In Architecture and the City