Project: Latakia University design competition Year: 1973City: Latakia, SyriaBuilding use: EducationalStatus: Built Latakia University was established under legislative Decree No. 12 of 1971 to meet the growing demand for university education and the country’s need for specialists in various scientific and technical fields during the 1970s.01 It was the third university to be established in Syria, …
Project: The Engineers’ Retirement Trust building competitionYear: 1970City: Latakia, SyriaBuilding use: Public, GovernmentStatus: executed In 1970, an architectural competition was announced to design the Engineers’ Retirement Trust building, an office building to accommodate the Engineers’ Retirement Trust and the Engineers’ Association headquarters in Latakia. The plot designated for the Trust building sat at the intersection …
Project: The Damascus Car and Bus Station competitionYear: 1967City: Damascus, SyriaBuilding use: infrastructureStatus: not executed The Damascus Car and Bus Station project, announced through an architectural competition in 1967, aimed to establish a central transportation hub in the heart of the city, the Baramkeh area. The site chosen was south of the Damascus University administration …
