Hisham N. Ashkouri
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Hisham N. Ashkouri (
.Early life
Ashkouri was born on August 15, 1948, in
Ashkouri worked with
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
International work
Ashkouri's designs abroad include:
- University of Baghdad Campus Expansion (with TAC)
- Sindbad Hotel Complex and Conference Center, Baghdad, Iraq
- Baghdad Renaissance Plan, Baghdad, Iraq
- Tahrir Square Development, Baghdad, Iraq
- City of Light Development, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Afghan National Museum, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Area 5 and Area 9 Parking Structures, Kuwait City, Kuwait[5][non-primary source needed]
- Regatta Mediterranean Resort, Tripoli, Libya[6][non-primary source needed]
- Noorland - a Green, New City Development, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Ashkouri has developed city-scale reconstruction and infrastructure plans for war-torn countries such as
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needed] He was also declared the winner of the design competition for the Baghdad Opera House, but that award was rescinded when the government of Iraq realized he was in the United States.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
See also
- Iraqi art
- Reconstruction of Iraq
References
- ^ "ARCADD".
- ^ Tahrir Square Development
- ^ Cold Spring Green
- ^ http://www.arcadd.com/Portfolio/Healthcare/massgen.htm [dead link]
- ^ Area 5 and Area 9 Parking Structures
- ^ Regatta Mediterranean Resort
- ^ "ARCADD". Archived from the original on 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ "City of New York/Parks and Recreation: Your Park". www.nycgovparks.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.