Nazih Kawakibi

Nazih Kawakibi (1 April 1946 – 7 March 2009) was a Syrian architect and a historian of architecture. Kawakibi was a professor at Damascus University, faculty of architecture.^[1] He taught a variety of subjects including; descriptive geometry, shadows in perspective, the history of early Christianity and Islamic architecture, lighting and acoustics.

Positions and rules

He was a member of the friends of the old city of Damascus; a watchdog group on the conservation work in the old city.^[2] He was known to be an activist,^[3] whose love of his city guided his actions in communities and historic conservation in Damascus and in general.^[4][5]

He had collected a significant archive on the material culture of the old city of Damascus and other towns and cities in Syria.

References

1. Salamandra, Christa (2004-12-10). A New Old Damascus: Authenticity and Distinction in Urban Syria. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253110416.
2. http://damascus-friends.com/
3. "Archives - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. July 1990.
4. Transfer Projekt Damaskus.
5. MARRIS, MARTIN (1990-07-01). "Modern Needs Clash With Ancient World of Damascus : Architecture: Ruins of temples and mosques share teeming Old City neighborhoods with glitzy shops, boxy buildings". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-13.

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