Hamid Gabbay

Hamid Gabbay
Born1942 or 1943 (age 81–82)[1]
Iran
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Florence (PhD, 1971)
OccupationArchitect

Hamid Gabbay (born c. 1943) is an Iranian-born American architect. He was a professor at the University of Tehran and a prolific architect in Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution. Since he emigrated to the United States in 1978, he has designed many buildings and private residences in Beverly Hills, California.

Early life

Hamid Gabbay was born circa 1943 in Iran.[1] He received a PhD in architecture from the University of Florence in 1971.[2]

Career

Gabbay started his career as an architect in Iran, where he co-founded Gabbay Architects, an architectural firm with his brother.[2] He became a professor at the University of Tehran.[2] Shortly before the Iranian Revolution, Gabbay emigrated to the United States in 1978.[3]

The Nessah Synagogue, remodelled by Gabbay in 2002.

Gabbay is an architect in Beverly Hills, California.[3] He remodeled the Nessah Synagogue in 2002.[4] He was the 2015 recipient of the Will Rogers Award for Best Historic commercial development for his remodelling of 479 North Rodeo Drive (home to designer store Badgley Mischka).[5]

Gabbay is opposed to "Persian palaces."[3] He believes that it "has nothing to do with Persian architecture," adding, "I never saw anything like it in Tehran."[6]

Gabbay chaired the Design Review Commission of the City of Beverly Hills in 2004.[7] He is a donor to the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden.[8] Additionally, he serves on the board of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b West, Kevin (July 2009). "The Persian Conquest". W. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "HAMID EMANUEL GABBAY". Gabbay Architects. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Goldin, Greg (December 17, 2006). "In Defense of the Persian Palace". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 19, 2016. I came here on December 9, 1978, only a few months before the shah was deposed.
  4. ^ "Nessah Synagogue". Gabbay Architects. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Talbot, Victoria (October 16, 2015). "Will Rogers Award Winners Announced At The Montage". The Beverly Hills Courier. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Smith, Dakota (17 June 2009). "Explaining Beverly Hills' Persian Palaces". Curbed.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  7. ^ Baum, Gary (March 30, 2012). "'SHAHS OF SUNSET' STARS ON LA'S LOVE AND HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH 'PERSIAN PALACES'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Supporters of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden". Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Board". Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.