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Gabbay is opposed to "Persian palaces."<ref name=latimesindefense/> He believes that it "has nothing to do with Persian architecture," adding, "I never saw anything like it in Tehran."<ref name=explainingsmith>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Dakota|title=Explaining Beverly Hills' Persian Palaces|url=http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/06/in_defense_of_beverly_hills_persian_palaces.php|website=Curbed.com|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref> |
Gabbay is opposed to "Persian palaces."<ref name=latimesindefense/> He believes that it "has nothing to do with Persian architecture," adding, "I never saw anything like it in Tehran."<ref name=explainingsmith>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Dakota|title=Explaining Beverly Hills' Persian Palaces|url=http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/06/in_defense_of_beverly_hills_persian_palaces.php|website=Curbed.com|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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Gabbay chaired the Design Review Commission of the City of Beverly Hills in 2004.<ref name=hollywoodreportershahs>{{cite news|last1=Baum|first1=Gary|title='SHAHS OF SUNSET' STARS ON LA'S LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH 'PERSIAN PALACES'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shahs-of-sunset-persian-palaces-homes-la-loves-hate-306321|accessdate=January 19, 2016|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> He is a donor to the [[Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden]].<ref name=bhgardensupporters>{{cite web|title=Supporters of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden|url=http://beverlyhills911memorial.com/supporters.php|website=Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref> Additionally, he serves on the Board of the [[Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts]].<ref name=wallisboard>{{cite web|title=Board|url=http://thewallis.org/board_directors.php|website=Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref> |
Gabbay chaired the Design Review Commission of the City of Beverly Hills in 2004.<ref name=hollywoodreportershahs>{{cite news|last1=Baum|first1=Gary|title='SHAHS OF SUNSET' STARS ON LA'S LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH 'PERSIAN PALACES'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shahs-of-sunset-persian-palaces-homes-la-loves-hate-306321|accessdate=January 19, 2016|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> He is a donor to the [[Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden]].<ref name=bhgardensupporters>{{cite web|title=Supporters of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden|url=http://beverlyhills911memorial.com/supporters.php|website=Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden|accessdate=January 19, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215233/http://beverlyhills911memorial.com/supporters.php|archivedate=March 3, 2016|df=}}</ref> Additionally, he serves on the Board of the [[Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts]].<ref name=wallisboard>{{cite web|title=Board|url=http://thewallis.org/board_directors.php|website=Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts|accessdate=January 19, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314091649/http://thewallis.org/board_directors.php|archivedate=March 14, 2016|df=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:35, 28 October 2017
Hamid Gabbay | |
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| Born | 1942 or 1943 (age 81–82)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Florence (PhD, 1971) |
| Occupation | Architect |
Hamid Gabbay (born c. 1943) is an Iranian-born American architect. He was a professor at the University of Tehran and a prolific architect in Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution. Since he emigrated to the United States in 1978, he has designed many buildings and private residences in Beverly Hills, California.
Early life
Hamid Gabbay was born circa 1943 in Iran.[1] He received a PhD in Architecture from the University of Florence in 1971.[2]
Career
Gabbay started his career as an architect in Iran, where he co-founded Gabbay Architects, an architectural firm with his brother.[2] He became a professor at the University of Tehran.[2] Shortly before the Iranian Revolution, Gabbay emigrated to the United States in 1978.[3]
Gabbay is an architect in Beverly Hills, California.[3] He remodeled the Nessah Synagogue in 2002.[4] He was the 2015 recipient of the Will Rogers Award for Best Historic commercial development for his remodelling of 479 North Rodeo Drive (home to designer store Badgley Mischka).[5]
Gabbay is opposed to "Persian palaces."[3] He believes that it "has nothing to do with Persian architecture," adding, "I never saw anything like it in Tehran."[6]
Gabbay chaired the Design Review Commission of the City of Beverly Hills in 2004.[7] He is a donor to the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden.[8] Additionally, he serves on the Board of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.[9]
References
- ^ a b West, Kevin (July 2009). "The Persian Conquest". W. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c "HAMID EMANUEL GABBAY". Gabbay Architects. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c Goldin, Greg (December 17, 2006). "In Defense of the Persian Palace". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
I came here on December 9, 1978, only a few months before the shah was deposed.
- ^ "Nessah Synagogue". Gabbay Architects. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Talbot, Victoria (October 16, 2015). "Will Rogers Award Winners Announced At The Montage". The Beverly Hills Courier. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Dakota. "Explaining Beverly Hills' Persian Palaces". Curbed.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ Baum, Gary (March 30, 2012). "'SHAHS OF SUNSET' STARS ON LA'S LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH 'PERSIAN PALACES'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Supporters of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden". Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
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