Simone Kosremelli

Curriculum Vitae
Born August 1950 in Beirut, Lebanon.

1968 French Baccalaureat ( C series )
1968 Lebanese Baccalaureat (Sc. series )
1968 Math. Sup. E.S.I.B
1969-1974 School of Architecture, American University of Beirut
1974 Bachelor of Architecture with distinction
Thesis project : Holiday village for children in Baskinta, Lebanon
1974-1976 Fulbright scholar
1974-1976 Department of Urban Planning, Columbia University, N.Y.
1977 Master of Science in Urban Planning
Thesis subject: A conceptual framework for the comparative study of environmental administration.
1967-1977 Junior architect, Dar al Handassah, Paris branch.
1977-1978 Junior architect, Group of consulting architects to the Beirut Municipal Authority.
Study of the Master Plan of Beirut Central District
1978-1981 Free-lance architect and urban planner in Lebanon
1978-1980 Part-time teacher at the American University of Beirut, Design studios and lectures.
May-Aug.81 Consulting architect for large scale interior decoration in Saudi Arabia, Milano
Nov.81 Establishment of our own architectural firm in Beirut, Lebanon
1983-1984 Part-time teacher at the American University of Beirut
Jan-Apr.87 Consulting architect for large scale architectural projects in Saudi Arabia, London
1988-1991 Consulting architect for large scale architectural projects in Abu Dhabi
1991-1996 Establishment of a branch office in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E

Public Lectures
May 1980 Islamic Architecture in the Alhambra HAIGAZIAN COLLEGE, Beirut
Apr.1981 Lebanese Traditional Architecture Kennedy Center, Beirut
Co-lecturer : Fouad El- Khouri.
May 1992 Urban Research Institute. Seminar on the reconstruction of Beirut.
Intervention on “The Heritage and Physical Planning of Beirut Central District”.
Mar.1998 CERMOC ( Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Moyen-Orient Contemporain )
Panel Discussion on Architectures and reconstruction in Lebanon Panellist.
Apr.1998 Beirut Arab University with the patronage of the UNESCO
regional office in Cairo
Seminar on the Science and Technology and Conservation of the World Heritage
Intervention on the « Vernacular Residential architecture and New Housing Tendencies in Lebanon».
May 2002 Italian Trade Commission (ICE) “Perceptions Sensorielles dans L’Architecture”
BIEL, Beirut.
Dec. 2002 Women Who Build (La Mujer Construye) “The Link between Tradition and Modernity”
Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut.


Publications
Dec. 1991 MIMAR issue 41 (U.K)
Audi project
Dec. 1995 581 Architects in the World (published in Japan)
Mar. 1998 Architectural Review (U.K)
Fattal project
1999 Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States
U.Kultermann (McGrawHill, U.S.A.)
2000 New Country Houses ( Links, Barcelone).
Fattal Project-pp.206-213
Nov. 2000 Design Diffusion News, (Italy).
La Galerie Semaan
Jun-Sep. 2001 DECO MAGAZINE (Lebanon)
“Le Langage des Archétypes”
Georges Zeidan Project
Dec. 02-Feb. 03 HARMONIES (Lebanon)
“La Politique du Cube”
Mar-May 2003 HARMONIES (Lebanon)
“Minimalisme Expressif”
Georges Khouri Project
Jun. 2004 THE PHAIDON ATLAS OF CONTEMPORARY WORLD ARCHITECTURE "Nancy's Farm" (P.72)

Exhibitions
Jun.81 Aquarelles (Makhoul Street Festival)
Dec.98 Jewelry Design.
Dec.02 Women Who Build (La Mujer Construye)
Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut
Jun.03 Women Who Build (La Mujer Construye)
(Aquario Romano, Rome)


© Simone Kosremelli 2006