Hashim Sarkis: Premises for Practice
Wednesday, Oct 14, 20155:02 AMEDT
| SCI-Arc, W.M. Keck Lecture Hall Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CARelated
Wed, Oct 14, 7pm W.M. Keck Lecture Hall Live at sma.sciarc.edu/live Hashim Sarkis’ lecture at SCI-Arc will outline the explorations that his office, Hashim Sarkis Studios has undertaken over the past 15 years, focusing on the ideas of geographic form, intense edges, inscriptions and quasi-objects. These ideas will be presented through projects like the Town Hall of Byblos, the Byblos Master Plan, the Balloon Landing Park in Beirut, the Courtower Houses, among other architectural and urban design projects. Sarkis was appointed Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT in January of 2015. Previously, he taught at Harvard University Graduate School of Design as the The Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism. He has held numerous visiting appointments around the world including the American University of Beirut and the Metropolis Program in Barcelona. In addition to his academic work, Sarkis is principal architect in the Cambridge and Beirut based firm, Hashim Sarkis Studios, founded in 1998. His architectural and planning projects include affordable housing, institutional buildings, and town planning throughout the globe. Current projects include the Byblos Town Hall and the Courtowers, both under construction. Sarkis has received many awards and honors and his work has been published in the “Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century Architecture,” with the Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre selected as one of the most significant buildings of the 21st Century (2008). He has authored many articles and books including “Circa 1958: Lebanon in the Pictures and Plans of Constantinos Doxiadis,” and edited the books “CASE: Le Corbusier’s Venice Hospital” and “Josep Lluis Sert: The Architect of Urban Design” (with Eric Mumford). Sarkis holds Bachelors of Architecture and Fine Arts degrees from Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in Architecture from Harvard University for his thesis “Publics and Architects: Re-Engaging Design in the Democracy.” http://sciarc.edu/lectures.php?id=2419
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