Pierre El Khoury | |
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Born | 1930 |
Died | 2005 | (aged 74–75)
Nationality | Lebanese |
Alma mater | Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, France |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | National Museum of Beirut, ESCWA |
Projects | BelHorizon, Our Lady of Lebanon |
Pierre el-Khoury (1930–2005), known as "Sheikh Pierre", was a prolific architect from Lebanon. He studied at École des Beaux-Arts, returned to Lebanon and designed more than 200 projects including Burj Al 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, Joe Geitani, and Tarek Zeidan. [2]
He died of bone cancer in Beirut. [2]