{"id":9445,"date":"2026-01-03T18:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T18:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/?p=9445"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:07:22","slug":"latakia-university-design-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Latakia University design competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9445\" class=\"elementor elementor-9445\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-331787fe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"331787fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af56875\" data-id=\"7af56875\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d707601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d707601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Project: <strong>Latakia University design competition\u00a0<br \/><\/strong>Year: <strong>1973<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var(--bs-body-color); font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);\">City: <strong>Latakia<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--bs-body-color); font-family: var(--bs-body-font-family);\">, Syria<br \/><\/strong>Building use: <b>Educational<\/b><b><br \/><\/b>Status:<strong> Built<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239b52f4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"239b52f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/pxSqSLaBY5UaD1xV6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c180f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13c180f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-1024x952.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9690\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-1024x952.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-768x714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-1536x1428.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-2048x1903.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-500x465.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-800x744.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-1280x1190.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_C2_044_071973_005FIG01-1920x1785.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29dff31\" data-id=\"29dff31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-608ed585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"608ed585\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ed07ec4\" data-id=\"2ed07ec4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180b062f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180b062f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latakia University was established under legislative Decree No. 12 of 1971 to meet the growing demand for university education and the country&#8217;s need for specialists in various scientific and technical fields during the 1970s.<em><strong><sup>01<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was the third university to be established in Syria, following Damascus University, founded in the late Ottoman era, and Aleppo University, established in 1958.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aaf98f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aaf98f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e22ae5\" data-id=\"2e22ae5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d0000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d0000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The university campus is located at the eastern entrance to the city, bordered to the north and south by main roads. It overlooks the sea to the south and al-Kabir al-Shamali River to the east, and is surrounded by residential areas to the west and north. The land slopes gently from north to south, and a small valley runs along its eastern edge. Olive groves and scattered trees are also present at the site.<em><strong><sup>02<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A committee, chaired by Salim Yassin and including Antoine Qassis, Alaa al-Din Loulah, Adnan Jazmati, and Suhail Sidawi, was formed to visit engineering firms in France, Switzerland, West Germany, and Italy to select a firm to participate in a closed competition for the design of the Latakia University campus.<em><strong><sup>03<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In France, the committee visited the International Union of Architects (UIA) and met with Mr. Michel Weill, then\u00a0 National Union of French Architects (UNSFA) with Mr. Picot, where they got a list of qualified firms. The UIA also expressed its willingness to provide the committee with names of international judges for the competition. In Italy, the committee met with Mr. Ranzo Ciadetti, who abstained from providing relevant information. They also visited the office of Architect Oscar Niemeyer, which declined to participate in the competition, proposing a direct contract. However, the committee rejected this, preferring the competition. Architects Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Zevaco, Charles-\u00c9douard Geisendorf, Hans Georg Otto, Bernard H. Zehrfuss, and Alfred Roth also declined due to financial reasons or other commitments.<em><strong><sup>04<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p>The firms that expressed their willingness to participate are: Jean Dubuisson, Henri Bernard, Andr\u00e9 Wogensk, George Candilis, Andrault et Parat, Riboulet, Thurnauer, et Vert, Rambald Von Steinbuchel, Massimo Pica Ciamarra, and Hanz Zwimpfer. The initial program and general terms were revised, and six firms were shortlisted for the competition: Henri Bernard (who later withdrew), George Candilis, Jean Dubuisson, Massimo Pica Ciamarra, Rambald Von Steinbuchel, and Hanz Zwimpfer.<em><strong><sup>05<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>The university invited several architects to express their interest in joining the jury that would select the winning design for the Latakia University project. Some accepted the invitation to participate, while others declined. Ultimately, the following jury was formed:<\/p><ul><li>Jan Piet Kloos \u2013 Full Member<\/li><li>F\u00e9lix Candela \u2013 Alternate Member<\/li><li>C\u00e9sar L\u0103z\u0103rescu \u2013 Full Member<\/li><li>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Zevaco \u2013 Full Member<\/li><li>Alaa El-Din Loulah \u2013 Full Member<\/li><li>Souhail Sidawi \u2013 Full Member<\/li><li>Salim Yassin \u2013 Non-Voting Member<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9baad0 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"b9baad0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717eabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"717eabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><sup>01 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmad Imam, \u201cFikra \u02bfan Barn\u0101maj Mus\u0101baqat J\u0101mi\u02bfat al-L\u0101dhiqiyya [Conceptual Notes on the Latakia University Design Competition Program],\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arab Engineer Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, July 1973, 4\u20139. The Arab Engineer magazine collection, Archive of Modern Architecture in Syria (AMASyria).<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>02 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concours International Sur Invitation Pour Le Projet De Construction De L&#8217;Universit\u00e9: 1973 Lattaqui\u00e9 R\u00e9publique Arabe Syrienne<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Lattakia: 1973).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>03\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suheil Sedawi, \u201cMus\u0101baqat J\u0101mi\u02bfat al-L\u0101dhiqiyya wa-Intiq\u0101\u02be Lajnat al-Ta\u1e25k\u012bm [The Latakia University Competition and the Selection of the Jury Committee,]\u201d The Arab Engineer Magazine, July 1973,10-12. The Arab Engineer magazine collection, Archive of Modern Architecture in Syria (AMASyria).<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>04 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedawi, \u201c[The Latakia University Competition and the Selection of the Jury Committee,]\u201d 10-12.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>05 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibid<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>06 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imam, \u201c[Conceptual Notes on the Latakia University Design Competition Program],\u201d 4\u20139.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cf7253 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cf7253\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cfa492\" data-id=\"3cfa492\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947fe92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"947fe92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Latakia University Design Competition program included the following:<em><strong><sup>06<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/p><ol><li>Faculties<ul><li>A Faculty of Science: Five departments and annexes, accommodating 5,000 students (3,000 from its own students and 2,000 from other faculties), in a central location serving the other faculties.<\/li><li>A Faculty of Medicine: Includes the faculty building, the animal house, the university hospital (450 beds), the nursing school, and the public health research center, with a capacity of 1,500 students.<\/li><li>A Faculty of Engineering: Capacity of 2,000 students.<\/li><li>A Faculty of Agriculture: Capacity of 3,000 students.<\/li><li>A Faculty of Arts: Capacity of 4,000 students.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intermediate Institutes<\/span><ul><li>Intermediate Engineering Institute \u2013 700 students.<\/li><li>Institute of Petroleum and Mineral Studies \u2013 800 students.<\/li><li>Intermediate Agricultural Institute \u2013 1000 students.<\/li><li>Teacher Training Institute.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Public Facilities and Services<ul><li>University Administration Building, Student Affairs, and Central Library.<\/li><li>Student Housing for 2000 students (single rooms, 150 students per unit).<\/li><li>The Grand Auditorium, University Student Center (self-service restaurant, cinema, and theater for 600 people).<\/li><li>A small shopping center, Student Club and Union, University Clinic, Printing Press, and Publications Department.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports City<\/span><ul><li>A stadium with a capacity of 5000 spectators and multiple courts (football, handball, basketball, volleyball, and tennis).<\/li><li>A gymnasium and a winter swimming pool that can be converted to a summer pool.<\/li><li>A wing for receiving sports delegations, including rooms for male and female athletes.<br \/>General Administration, Supervision and Maintenance Offices, and Service Facilities.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Public Services<ul><li>Mail and communications, workshops, garages, central heating, roads, parking, and gardens.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eebb67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eebb67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad01181\" data-id=\"ad01181\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f63a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f63a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program emphasized the need to plan for future expansion by adding new faculties and specializations in line with the development plan. It specified that the work would be completed in two phases, with the first phase beginning within six months. During this phase, a 1:1000 scale general plan, a 1:500 scale model, preliminary 1:500 scale drawings, an explanatory memorandum, and a cost estimate would be submitted. A reward of 75,000 Syrian pounds (approximately 19,000 USD at the time) would be given as an initial payment to the winning firm, which would then be automatically contracted to complete the second phase.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program outlined the order of construction work, beginning with the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine, and the University Hospital, followed by the Faculties of Engineering and Agriculture, then the Faculty of Arts, then public facilities, and finally intermediate institutes. A timetable was to be prepared in coordination with the contracted firm to complete the studies within 14 months. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc3f5e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc3f5e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a49881\" data-id=\"6a49881\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054c934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"054c934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The participating firms were given the order to commence work and submitted their studies on March 25, 1973. The judging committee met on April 16, 1973, in Latakia to review the projects after visiting the site, examining the documents, and listening to the competitors, with the exception of Jean Dubuisson, who apologized from attending.<em><strong><sup>07<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The jury&#8217;s work concluded with a recommendation to Latakia University to adopt the project submitted by architect <strong>Rambald Von Steinbuchel<\/strong>, who was considered the winner in the university&#8217;s design competition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aa548e elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"1aa548e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fea18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fea18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><sup>07\u00a0 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naaman al-Zein, \u201cTaqr\u012br Lajnat al-Ta\u1e25k\u012bm [The Jury Committee Report],\u201d The Arab Engineer Magazine, July 1973. 44-51. The Arab Engineer magazine collection, Archive of Modern Architecture in Syria (AMASyria).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c8e717 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c8e717\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a2d436\" data-id=\"46a2d436\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9195c0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f9195c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><sup>01 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmad Imam, \u201cFikra \u02bfan Barn\u0101maj Mus\u0101baqat J\u0101mi\u02bfat al-L\u0101dhiqiyya [Conceptual Notes on the Latakia University Design Competition Program],\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arab Engineer Magazine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, July 1973, 4\u20139. The Arab Engineer magazine collection, Archive of Modern Architecture in Syria (AMASyria).<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>02 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concours International Sur Invitation Pour Le Projet De Construction De L&#8217;Universit\u00e9: 1973 Lattaqui\u00e9 R\u00e9publique Arabe Syrienne<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Lattakia: 1973).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>03\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suheil Sedawi, \u201cMus\u0101baqat J\u0101mi\u02bfat al-L\u0101dhiqiyya wa-Intiq\u0101\u02be Lajnat al-Ta\u1e25k\u012bm [The Latakia University Competition and the Selection of the Jury Committee,]\u201d The Arab Engineer Magazine, July 1973,10-12. The Arab Engineer magazine collection, Archive of Modern Architecture in Syria (AMASyria).<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>04 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sedawi, \u201c[The Latakia University Competition and the Selection of the Jury Committee,]\u201d 10-12.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>05 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ibid<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>06 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imam, \u201c[Conceptual Notes on the Latakia University Design Competition Program],\u201d 4\u20139.<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><sup>07\u00a0 <\/sup><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naaman al-Zein, \u201cTaqr\u012br Lajnat al-Ta\u1e25k\u012bm [The Jury Committee Report],\u201d The Arab Engineer Magazine, July 1973. 44-51. The Arab Engineer magazine collection, Archive of Modern Architecture in Syria (AMASyria).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-870df17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"870df17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a6715b\" data-id=\"4a6715b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc2ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cc2ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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George Candilis<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_box\">\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_image\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-hans-zwimpfer\/\" style=\"display:block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_043fig08.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_043fig08.jpg\" alt=\"AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_043fig08\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1004\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_content\">\n      \n     \n         \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-hans-zwimpfer\/\">Latakia University design proposal - Hans Zwimpfer<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_box\">\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_image\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-jean-dubuisson\/\" style=\"display:block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_019fig02.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_019fig02.jpg\" alt=\"AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_019fig02\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1061\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_content\">\n      \n     \n         \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-jean-dubuisson\/\">Latakia University design proposal - Jean Dubuisson<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_box\">\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_image\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-massimo-ciamarra\/\" style=\"display:block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_027fig01.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_027fig01.jpg\" alt=\"AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_027fig01\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1004\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_content\">\n      \n     \n         \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-massimo-ciamarra\/\">Latakia University design proposal - Massimo Ciamarra<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue_post_blocks_box\">\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_image\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-rambald-von-steinbuchel\/\" style=\"display:block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_029fig01.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_029fig01.jpg\" alt=\"AMASyria_ref_C2_044_071973_029fig01\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1008\"><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_content\">\n      \n     \n         \n    <div class=\"ue_post_blocks_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-proposal-rambald-von-steinbuchel\/\">Latakia University design proposal - Rambald Von Steinbuchel<\/a><\/div>    \n        \n    \n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- end Post Blocks -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project: Latakia University design competition\u00a0Year: 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&#8217;s need for specialists in various scientific and technical fields during the 1970s.01 It was the third university to be established in Syria, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/latakia-university-design-competition\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Latakia University design competition<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9690,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":{"x":0.64,"y":0.42},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[102,27,46,90,91,101],"class_list":["post-9445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competitions","tag-arab-modern-architecture","tag-damascus","tag-infrastructure","tag-modern-architecture","tag-syria","tag-syrian-architecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9445"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9751,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9445\/revisions\/9751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amasyria.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}