Hashim Sarkis
| Hashim Sarkis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1964 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard University |
| Known for | Hashim Sarkis Studios http://www.hashimsarkis.com and Dean at MIT School of Architecture and Planning |
Hashim Sarkis (born 1964) is a Lebanese architect and author. Since 2015, he has been Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Life and work
Sarkis was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He received his B.Arch. and BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1987, his M.Arch. with distinction from the Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, in 1989, and his PhD in architecture from Harvard University in 1995.
He established his own practice Hashim Sarkis Studios in 1998, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Beirut, Lebanon. Before 1998, Sarkis worked for several design firms, including for Rafael Moneo on the souks project of Beirut. He was also programs director of Plan B, a non-profit organization involved in improving the quality of the built environment in Lebanon and the Middle East.
In October 2014 he was named as the Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Career
From 1995 to 2015, Sarkis was on the faculty of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), where he taught design studios and courses in the history and theory of architecture. In 2002, he was appointed the first Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism in Muslim Societies at the GSD. Sarkis also directed the GSD’s Aga Khan Program. Prior to the GSD, Sarkis was a lecturer at MIT's Department of Architecture and a research associate in MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. He has taught studios at RISD and Yale University and has been visiting lecturer at the American University of Beirut and the Metropolis program in Barcelona.
He is the author of several books and articles including Circa 1958: Lebanon in the Pictures and Plans of Constantinos Doxiadis (Beirut: Dar Annahar, 2003), co-editor with Eric Mumford of Josep Lluis Sert: The Architect of Urban Design (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008), editor of CASE: Le Corbusier's Venice Hospital (Munich: Prestel, 2001), co-editor with Peter G. Rowe of Projecting Beirut (Munich: Prestel, 1998), and executive editor of the CASE publication series (GSD/Prestel).
Sarkis has served on several international juries including presiding over the Venice Architecture Biennale Jury in 2016 and the Middle East and Africa Holcim Awards jury in 2012.
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Recent Projects
- "Aamchit Residences," (completed 2017)
- Watermelon Landscape, Amman Design Week, 2016
- Byblos Municipality, Byblos, Lebanon, 2011 (completed 2016)
- Mihrab of the Ismaili Centre in Toronto, (completed 2014)
- Dana House, (completed 2014)
- Yarzeh Residences (under construction)
- Float, at the Strada Novissima Exhibition, curated by Terence Riley, The Shenzhen/Hong Kong Biennale, 2011
- Balloon Landing Park, (completed 2005)
- Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre, (completed 2008)
Recent Awards, Exhibitions, and Publications
- "Best Mixed Use Building," Byblos Town Hall, Order of Engineers and Architects/UIA Awards, Beirut, Lebanon, 2017
- Design Intelligence, One of 25 Most Admired Educators in Architecture, 2016
- Winner of Byblos Town Hall Open Competition, 2011
- Boston Society of Architects Design Award, Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre, 2008
- Finalist for the Zorlu Center Competition, with Han Tumertekin and George Hargreaves, Istanbul, Turkey 2007
- Progressive Architecture Award: Citation for Bab Tebbaneh School for Working Children, Tripoli, Lebanon 2007
HSS architectural projects have received been exhibited throughout the world, including in the Venice Architectural Biennale, the Shenzhen/Hong Kong Biennale, Museum of Modern Art, and the Rotterdam Biennale.[1] The work has been published in journals like Domus, Abitare, A&D, Metropolis, Architectural Record, The Architect, and The Plan.