Hashim A. Sarkis (Arabic: هاشم سركيس ; born 1964 in

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) is a Lebanese

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and

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. Since 2015, Sarkis has been Professor and Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the

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. He has also been the founding principal of Hashim Sarkis Studios since 1998.

Career

Born in

, Sarkis received his Bachelor of Architecture and

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from the

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(1987), his

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with distinction (1989), and his

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from the

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(1995). His dissertation was entitled "Publics and Architects: Re-Engaging Design in the Democracy," and was advised by Peter G. Rowe,

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, and

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. Sarkis has worked for several architecture firms, including for

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. In 1998, Sarkis established his own practice, Hashim Sarkis Studios, with offices in

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and Beirut. From 1995 to 2015, Sarkis was a professor at the

, where he taught design studios and courses on the history and theory of architecture and urban design. From 2002 to 2014, he was the Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism at the Harvard GSD. In 2018, he was named curator of the 2020

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. In an interview with ArchDaily, an online platform dedicated to architecture, Sarkis discussed the proposed theme: "How will we live together?". He said: "''We are asking architects this question because we are clearly not happy with the answers that are coming out of politics today. We are asking architects because architects are good conveners of different participants and experts in the building process. We are asking architects because we, architects, are preoccupied with shaping the spaces in which people live together and because we frequently imagine these settings differently than the social norms that dictate them."'' On October 1st, 2024, Sarkis was appointed the newest member of the Pritzker Prize jury, along with Anne Lacaton.

Works

Completed

*2004 - Agricultural and Community Center,

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*2004 - Balloon Landing Park,

*2004 - Oceana Beach Club,

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*2004 - Olive Oil Press,

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*2005 - Wareham Street Loft,

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*2007 - Oleana Restaurant,

*2007 - Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre, Abbasiyeh *2009 - Al Zorah,

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*2010 - Boston Eye Group,

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*2010 - Tremont Street Residence, Boston *2011 - The Street Pavilion,

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*2016 - Byblos Town Hall,

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*2016 - Dana Street House, Cambridge *2017 - The Courtowers, Beirut *2018 - Saifi Residence, Beirut

Publications

*''Projecting Beirut: Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction of a Modern City'', with Peter G. Rowe, 1998, *''Case: Le Corbusier's Venice Hospital and the Mat Building Revival'', 2001, *''Circa 1958: Lebanon in the Pictures and Plans of Constantinos Doxiadis'', 2003, *''Josep Lluis Sert: The Architecture of Urban Design, 1953-1969'', 2008, * "The World as an Architectural Project," by Hashim Sarkis and Roi Salgueiro with Gabriel Kozlowski, 2020 * ''Expansions'', 2021 Edited by Hashim Sarkis and Ala Tannir
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* ''Cohabitats'', 2021 Edited by Hashim Sarkis and Ala Tannir
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On Hashim Sarkis

*''Hashim Sarkis, Curator of the 17th International Architectural Exhibition'', Universes in Universes
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* ''Venice Biennale Curator Hashim Sarkis: ”We are exploring the same subject that led to the pandemic''”, Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times, 21.05.21
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* ''The Venice Biennale, Twice delayed, takes on new relevance'', Sam Lubell, New York Times, 20.05.2

*''Hashim Sarkis discusses staging on an international biennale in “interesting times”'', Samuel Medina, 05.05.21, The Architect’s Newspape
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* ''Architecture is a medium that can make a difference: In conversation with Hashim Sarkis at the 2021 Venice Architectural Biennale'', Christelle Harrouk, 24.05.21, arch daily
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* ''Biennale Architettura 2021'', press conference, 20.05.21 full video in the Biennale Architettura 2021 websit
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* ''At the Venice Biennale, an architecture exhibition to meet the moment'', Peter Dizikes, 08.07.2021. MIT New
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*″''Golden Lions to Raumlaborberlin and UAE''″, John Hill, 30.08.2
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Personal life

Sarkis is married to Diala Ezzeddine,

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of Xios Therapeutics, and they have one daughter, Dunia Alexandra.

References

External links

MIT profile

HSS profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkis, Hashim 1964 births Living people Artists from Beirut Lebanese expatriates in the United States 21st-century Lebanese architects Rhode Island School of Design alumni Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty MIT School of Architecture and Planning faculty