AMASyria

The Archive of Modern Architecture in Syria (AMASyria) is an initiative to archive, document, and share the endangered Syrian architectural experience in the 20th century.

Residential Complex for workers at Damascus International Airport 

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Residential Complex for workers at Damascus International Airport Architect: Mamoun AlWareh and Charles KassabYear: 1980City: Damascus, SyriaBuilding use: Residential Status: builtTeam: Drawings: Bassam Sabour In 1980, the Ministry of Housing and Public Utilities (now the Ministry of Public Works and Housing) organized a competition to design a residential suburb for workers in civil aviation. The …

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Syrian Parliament Building

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Syrian Parliament Building Architect: UnknownYear: 1932 – 1954City: Damascus, SyriaBuilding use: Governmental, PublicStatus: builtTeam: craftmaster: Muhammad Ali Alkhayat ‘Abu Suleiman Alkhayat’ 07  The Trefoiled arch consists of three connected smaller archs, while the Accolade arch’s shape is formed from four circles, two with their centers on the inside and two on the ourside.(قتيبة شهابي، زخارف …

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Faculty of Law at the University of Aleppo

Bashir Muhandis work, projects / By

Faculty of Law at the University of Aleppo Architect: MHD Samir MoudarresYear: 1963City: Aleppo, SyriaBuilding use: EducationalStatus: builtTeam: – The Faculty of Law building at the University of Aleppo was designed via an architectural competition in which Syrian Architect Samir Al-Moudarres (born 1936) won first place.01 It was designed between 1960 and 1963, but the …

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Faculty of Medicine at the University of Aleppo

Ahmed Adnan Ikhlasi work, projects, University of Aleppo / By

Faculty of Medicine at the University of Aleppo Architect: Ahmed Adnan Ikhlasi, MHD Samir MoudarresYear: 1965City: Aleppo, SyriaBuilding use: EducationalStatus: builtTeam: electrical eng. Michel Mansour – mechanical eng. Taj Al-Din Diya – furniture design. Adly Qudsi – site eng. Munther Kayyali. The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Aleppo was established under legislative decree No. 1740 in 1965. …

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Damascus Car and Bus Station – 2nd prize

Cars and Buses Station competition, projects / By

Damascus Car and Bus Station – 2nd prize Architect: Abd Al-Rauf Al-KasmYear: 1967City: Damascus, SyriaBuilding use: InfrastructureStatus: Competition proposalTeam: – 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 second prize in the …

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Al-Kawthar Mosque

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Al-Kawthar Mosque Architect: Abdul Mohsen KodmaniYear: 1965City: Damascus, SyriaBuilding use: Religious Status: builtTeam: structural engineer: Adnan Showeky 05 the alter facing the Qiblah or the direction of prayer towards the Kaʿbah in Mecca, which in Syria is southwards. 06 Contrary to the original design, the executed windows are divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically …

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Commercial and governmental complex of Deir Ezzour

Bashir Muhandis work, projects / By

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 …

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The Center for Marine Research

Burhan Tayara work, projects / By

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. …

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Daraa City Hall

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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 …

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Central Library of Damascus University

Khalil Al-Farra work, projects / By

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 …

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