Hisham Munir
Hisham Munir | |
|---|---|
هشام منير | |
| Born | February 11, 1930 |
| Education | American University of Beirut,
University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, University of Southern California |
Hisham A. Munir (Arabic: هشام منير) is an Iraqi architect known for pioneering architectural modernism in Iraq.[1]
Early life
Hisham A. Munir was born in February, 1930 in Baghdad, Mandatory Iraq.[1] He studied at the American University of Beirut, University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, and University of Southern California, finishing his education in 1956.[2]
Career
In 1959 Munir established Iraq's first architecture program at the University of Baghdad with Mohamed Makiya and Abdullah Ihsan Kamel.[1]
In 1957 Munir worked with German architect Walter Gropius and his firm, The Architects Collaborative, in the design of the campus of the University of Baghdad.[3] Munir designed a number of major projects in the following three decades including the University of Mosul campus (1966), Iraqi Ministry of Interior (1974), Baghdad City Hall (1975), and Ishtar Sheraton Hotel & Casino in Baghdad (1982).[4][5]
Awards and honours
In 2017, Hisham received the Tamayouz Excellence Award for Lifetime Achievement.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Pioneer of modernist architecture in Iraq, Hisham Munir looks back on a lifetime of landmark projects". Middle East Architect. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "جريدة المدى | www.almadapaper.net". almadapaper.net. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "Hisham Munir". Archnet. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "المعمار العراقي هشام منير يستلم جائزة تميّز للإنجاز المعماري مدى الحياة 2017". TAMAYOUZ EXCELLENCE AWARD. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ A critical history of contemporary architecture : 1960-2010. Haddad, Elie,, Rifkind, David, 1968-. Surrey, England. p. 310. ISBN 9781472429384. OCLC 874156510.
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