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    The document provides biographies of three Lebanese architects: Nabil Gholam studied architecture in Paris and urban planning at Columbia University. He worked for Ricardo Bofill’s firm and completed projects in over 20 countries. In 1994, he opened his own practice in Beirut called nga and pioneered environmentally friendly architecture in the Middle East. nga now has over 70 professionals working on projects ranging from small shops to large master plans. Youssef Aftimus was a leading Lebanese architect and urban planner in the early 20th century. He specialized in Moorish Revival architecture and is responsible for many of Beirut's landmarks built during that time like the Beirut Municipality

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    The document provides biographies of three Lebanese architects: Nabil Gholam studied architecture in Paris and urban planning at Columbia University. He worked for Ricardo Bofill’s firm and completed projects in over 20 countries. In 1994, he opened his own practice in Beirut called nga and pioneered environmentally friendly architecture in the Middle East. nga now has over 70 professionals working on projects ranging from small shops to large master plans. Youssef Aftimus was a leading Lebanese architect and urban planner in the early 20th century. He specialized in Moorish Revival architecture and is responsible for many of Beirut's landmarks built during that time like the Beirut Municipality

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    Lebanon

    Nabil gholam
    Gholam studied architecture in Paris and urban planning at Columbia University, then joined Ricardo
    Bofills Taller de Arquitectura and brought to completion a broad range of projects in over 20
    countries, including United Airlines' headquarters in Chicago and AXA's global headquarters in Paris.
    In 1994 he created his own practice in Beirut, opened a European office in Barcelona in 2006, and
    relocated to Seville in 2010 to direct the firms international ventures.
    Gholam has been a pioneer in environmentally friendly architecture in the Middle East. The IraniOxy Engineering Complex in the campus of American University of Beirut, for which he won an
    international competition in 2006, was the first project in Lebanon registered for a LEED certification.
    The same project has been selected for the World Architecture News Awards 2010. [1] Also, ng's
    Doha Gardens project in Khobar, Saudi Arabia won the all-categories Best of Show Award of
    the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards for the year 2006.
    The ng practice has expanded to an international team of over 70 full-time professionals working
    with a broad network of international specialty consultants. The firm's portfolio comprises over 200
    projects ranging from an eighty square meter shop in London to a 100 million square meter master
    plan for ecological communities in Mount Lebanon.

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    Youseff aftimus
    Youssef Aftimus (25 November 1866 10 September 1952); ( ) was a Lebanese civil
    engineer and architect who specialized in Moorish Revival architecture. Aftimus was the leading
    Lebanese architect and urban planner during the first half of the twentieth century, he is the author of
    many of Beirut's well known landmarks such as the Beirut Municipality Building, the Grand Serail's
    Hamidiyyeh clock tower, the Hamidiyyeh Fountain and the Barakat Building.[1][2] Aftimus was also an
    academic, journalist, visionary urban planner, patriot, politician and philanthropist. [3]

    Beirut City Hall

    Nader El-bizri
    Hashim Sarkis
    Michel Abbound

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