Nabil Gholam (born 1962 in Beirut, Arabic: نبيل غلام) is a French-Lebanese architect, urban planner and the founder of Nabil Gholam Architects (ngª). In 2010, Monocle magazine has called Gholam a "leading" architect in Lebanon.[1] In Modern Architecture: A Critical History, critic Kenneth Frampton cited Gholam's colony of holiday chalets at Faqra as one of "two works [which] promise a renewal of Lebanese architecture".[2]
In Beirut, ngª had its first office on Rue Gouraud in 1994, then in 1995 on Abdelwahab al-Inglizi Street in Achrafieh. In 2002 the firm moved to the Beydoun building on Deir Nasra Street, and in 2011 to a converted industrial building in the Palais de justice neighborhood.[4]
In 2004 the firm established a secondary office in Barcelona, and moved it to Seville in 2010.[5]
Works
This list only includes those ngª projects that were actually built, ranked by chronological order of completion.[6]
Sabbagh and Codsi House in Yarze near Beirut (1996–1999)[7]
National Shipping Company Headquarters, Beirut (1996–2001)[8]
Irani Oxy Engineering Complex (IOEC) on the campus of American University of Beirut (2005–2013), the first project in Lebanon registered for a LEED certification[22]
Sky Gate tower in Beirut (2007–2014), Beirut's tallest building at the time of completion and now its third-tallest[23]
Beirut Marina Yacht Club & Zaitunay Bay (2002–2014), in association with Steven Holl and L.E.FT. Architects[24]
2006 MIPIM AR Future Projects Award, overall winner and winner in the "Masterplanned Communities" category, also for Doha Gardens in Khobar
2012 Green GOOD Design Award from Chicago Athenaeum and European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, for the IOEC Building at AUB[30]
Honorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture from Architecture Masterprize, for the Jabre house[31]
