Hisham N. Ashkouri

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Hisham N. Ashkouri
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Hisham N. Ashkouri (

Arabic: هشام أشكري, born August 15, 1948) is a Boston and New York-based architect
.

Early life

Ashkouri was born on August 15, 1948, in

M.I.T. with Masters in Urban Design in 1975. Ashkouri completed his Doctoral work in Ergonomics at Tufts University
in 1983.

Ashkouri worked with

Afghan National Museum, Library and Cultural Center, $247 million, both for the reconstruction of Kabul
. Ashkouri is currently working on developments in the United States.

National work

Ashkouri is the architect and developer of the Cold Spring Green townhouse development in Newton, MA - a modern, open-concept design integrating green energy systems.[3][non-primary source needed]

Ashkouri established the standard specifications for branches of the U.S. Post Office. He contributed to the Pediatrics floors of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,[4][non-primary source needed] and has also performed restoration and renovation work on many public and municipal buildings throughout New England.

While working for

Tallahassee, FL, and in 1983 was the architect for the interior spaces, conference center, and guest rooms of the Westin Hotel at Copley Place
in Boston, MA.

International work

Ashkouri's designs abroad include:

Ashkouri has developed city-scale reconstruction and infrastructure plans for war-torn countries such as

US Department of Commerce. Ashkouri has supported private investment in Kabul jointly with the Embassy of Afghanistan
in the U.S.

Competitions

His first winning design competition entry was for the Government of Iraq in 1972 while working with Hisham Munir and Associates for the “First Oil Compound to be built for the Nation”, the Ministry of Oil and Minerals. Other national competitions awarded were for the Baghdad City Hall, the College of Agriculture at Sulimaniyah, and the Ministry of Justice.[7][non-primary source needed] He was also declared the winner of the design competition for the Baghdad Opera House, but that award was rescinded when the government of Iraq realized he was in the United States. He won the International Design Competition for the

Queens, New York, the first such play area for both able-bodied and disabled children.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ARCADD".
  2. ^ Tahrir Square Development
  3. ^ Cold Spring Green
  4. ^ http://www.arcadd.com/Portfolio/Healthcare/massgen.htm [dead link]
  5. ^ Area 5 and Area 9 Parking Structures
  6. ^ Regatta Mediterranean Resort
  7. ^ "ARCADD". Archived from the original on 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  8. ^ "City of New York/Parks and Recreation: Your Park". www.nycgovparks.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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