Pierre el-Khoury
Pierre el-Khoury (1930–2005), known as "Sheikh Pierre", was a prolific architect from Lebanon. He studied at Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts (1957), returned to Lebanon and designed more than 200 buildings including Ghazal Tower and Moritra residential building[1][2]
He helped restore several houses in Baadarâne, Aley, and Aramoun and helped renovate a palace in Beit ed-Dine into a hotel with Amin Bizri in 1965.[2] He worked with many younger architects including Kamal Homsi, Jacques Abou Khaled, Semaan Khoury, Pierre Bassil, Joseph Faysal, Antoine Gemayel, and Joe Geitani.[2]
He died of bone cancer in Beirut.[2]
Works
- el-Khoury residence in Yarze (1959)[2]
- Clarisses Sisters Convent in Yarze (1960)
- Monastery near Jezzine
- Penitentiary complex for the Roumieh Prison
- Basilica" at Our Lady of Harissa overlooking Jounieh Bay (with Noel Abouhamad)
- Lebanese Pavilion at the New York Fair (1963) with Assem Salam and Michel Harmouch
- Byblos Center (1960) with Henri Edde
- Beirut Airport extension with Assaad Raad
- Sabbagh Center with Alvar Aalto and Alfred Roth
See also
Further reading
- Pierre El Khoury Architecture 1959–1999, by G. Arbid Editions Dar An-Nahar, Bejrut
2000.