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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. 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. He was known to be an activist, whose love of his city guided his actions in communities and historic conservation in Damascus and in general.
He had collected a significant archive on the material culture of the old city of Damascus and other towns and cities in Syria.
References
- Salamandra, Christa (2004-12-10). A New Old Damascus: Authenticity and Distinction in Urban Syria. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253110416.
- http://damascus-friends.com/
- "Archives - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. July 1990.
- Transfer Projekt Damaskus.
- 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.