Dr. Maroun Kassab has been assigned as the Architect/Historian on the team of experts by the UN conservation plan for Tripoli’s Rashid Karami International Fair designed by Oscar Niemeyer. As
The “United Nations Information Center in Beirut (UNIC Beirut)” in cooperation with the “Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon” and “The Association of World Art and Heritage” invite you to
Dr. Maroun Kassab and Mr. Maamoun Najjar are exhibiting their latest Artworks in Oils, Watercolors and Acrylics at the gallery of the Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Design at Notre Dame University in Zouk
March 12,13,& 15, 2019 – The Ramez Chaghoury Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Design (RC-FAAD) at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) hosted a 3-day seminar series on sustainable architecture titled “Building Green: Experiments and
Dr. Maroun Kassab will be moderating Session 5 of the Arab Architects Awards at Seaside Arena in Beirut on Saturday October 27 , 2018. Session 5 is dedicated to religious
The Department of Architecture, Ramez G. Chagoury Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Design (FAAD) at Notre Dam University-Louaize, Shouf Campus (NDU-SC) invites you to attend two round tables under the
The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) and the UNESCO Beirut Office organized a conference on “Modern Heritage in Lebanon: Opportunity or Threat”, under the patronage of the Ministry of
Article published in the architectural Journal “Built Environment” in 2015. Abstract: This article explores suburban sprawl in Lebanon by analyzing zoning and building codes, topography and geography, urban composition, building
Dr. Maroun Kassab is a practicing architect with projects in the United States and the Middle East. He has worked with international firms such as New York Design Architects and Michels and Waldron in the USA and worked with international organizations such as the United Nations, Caitas and USAID. He held the position of an assistant professor at Notre Dame University and has a PhD in architecture from the University of Sydney in Australia focusing on the theoretical framework of modernism in extra-western localities. Dr. Kassab has a Masters degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the Lebanese American University. He has worked in the fields of construction, project management and architecture in the USA and the Middle East since 1999, including some high profile projects such as the new World Trade Center in New York City as well as the Empire State Building, as well as the Oculus in NYC. He has designed and managed hundreds of projects in the United States and the Middle East. Dr. Kassab is also an established visual artists with many exhibitions in Lebanon and abroad. Dr. Kassab’s formation in art was in Moscow, Russia in the early 1990’s, and his artistic training was within the classical method and figurative art, but his mature style in painting focuses on the abstract and the non representational. He also has several publications in the field of architectural theory and history. His research focuses on Modernism and Phenomenology of Architectural from.
