Pierre el-Khoury (1930–2005), known as "Sheikh Pierre", was a prolific architect from Lebanon. He studied at

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, returned to Lebanon and designed more than 200 projects including Burj Al Ghazal Tower and Moritra residential buildingEncyclopedia of Western Architecture pages 129-130Distinguished architect Pierre El-Khoury leaves a dazzling visual legacy
by Samir Khalaf July 8, 2005 The Daily Star (Lebanon) He helped restore several houses in

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, and Aramoun and helped renovate a palace in

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into a hotel with Amin Bizri in 1965. He worked with many younger architects including Kamal Homsi, Jacques Abou Khaled, Semaan Khoury, Pierre Bassil, Joseph Faysal, Antoine Gemayel, Joe Geitani, and Tarek Zeidan. He died of bone cancer in Beirut.

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*el-Khoury residence in

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(1959) * Clarisses Sisters Convent in Yarze (1960) * Monastery near Jezzine * Penitentiary complex for the Roumieh Prison * Basilica" at Our Lady of Harissa overlooking

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) * Lebanese Pavilion at the New York Fair (1963) with

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* Byblos Center (1960) with Henri Edde *

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extension with Assaad Raad * Sabbagh Center with Alvar Aalto and Alfred Roth

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khoury, Pierre 1930 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Lebanese architects Deaths from cancer in Lebanon Deaths from bone cancer

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