Commercial and governmental complex of Deir Ezzour Architect: Bashir MuhandisYear: 1971City: Deir Ezzour, SyriaBuilding use: Government, PublicStatus: builtTeam: – The commercial and governmental complex of Deir Ezzour stands along the axis of the suspended bridge of Deir Ezzour to the southwest, near the banks of the Euphrates River. It occupies a large rectangular plot that …
The Center for Marine Research Architect: Bourhan Tayara (Arab Engineers and Architects firm) Year: 1971 – 1980City: Latakia, SyriaBuilding use: EducationalStatus: builtTeam: – The Center for Marine Research was established following legislative decree number 2 of the year 1971 and later placed under the administration of Tishreen University, the public university of Latakia, in 1987. …
Daraa City Hall Architect: Abd al-Rauf al-Kasm, Youssef Abu HadidYear: 1966City: Daraa, SyriaBuilding use: Administrative, GovernmentStatus: builtTeam: – Daraa’s city hall was designed through an architectural competition in 1966 in the heart of the city of Daraa. The first prize was granted to the collaborating architects Abd al-Rauf al-Kasm and Youssef Abu Hadid in their joint …
Central Library of Damascus University Architect: Khalil Al-FarraYear: 1952City: Damascus, SyriaBuilding use: Educational, PublicStatus: builtTeam: – Among types of modern structures, public libraries are most indicative of the development of contemporary architecture and its approach in linking design and aesthetic with function and purpose.” – Khalil Al-Farra.01 In the 1950s, Prof. Constantin Zureiq, Head of …
