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Omar Take Architectural Consulting

THE ART & SCIENCE OF BUILDINGPHILOSOPHYArchitecture is both the process and product of planning,designing and constructing form, space and ambience thatreflect functional, technical, social, and aestheticconsiderations. At Tange Associates, we have alwaysstrived to create works of Architecture within an urbanenvironment that is geared towards comfort. Places wherepeople feel they want to live, work and visit, again andagain. Our professional experience spans the globe, butlarge or small, regardless of borders, I learned under mymentor Kenzo Tange that our designs should focus onmeeting the unique needs and comfort of our clients whileadapting to the surrounding environment. To fullyunderstand our clients' needs and aspirations we engagethem in continuous, active dialogue. The result isunparalleled, creative and comfortable spaces -- inspiredby our clients. It is true that form follows function, however,the aesthetic character of a project is major part ofFunction because it has an direct impact in people’s lives -I reject the notion that Forms Follows Profit which is sadlythe practice nowadays. I believe that the challenge of theArchitect is to create any building as a sculptural timelesswork regardless of budget constraints.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:Licensed Member of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia, CanadaMember of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT - KENZO TANGE & URTEC PARIS/TOKYO - 1976-1985 VP PROJECTS DEPT. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT ANDRECONSTRUCTION (CDR) – BEIRUT, LEBANON 1985 - 1986 E.A.S.T. – KUWAIT - Partner 1986 - 1989 VP OF KENZO TANGE ASSOCIATES, PARIS/TOKYO 1989 – 2000 REPRESENTATIVE OF TANGE ASSOCIATES IN CANADA 2000 - DESIGN CONSULTANT TO IHI PLANNING, VANCOUVER, 2000 – PRESIDENT – OMAR TAKE ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING,VANCOUVER , CA 2000 -

THIS IS THE OFFICE BUILDING WHERE I BEGANMY PROFESSIONAL CAREER UNDER PROF.KENZO TANGE IN 1978 – KENZO TANGE & URTECDESIGNED THIS BUILDING IN 1972THE SCULPTURAL ATRIUM DESIGNED BY THE FAMOUSSCULPTOR ISAMO NOGUCHI.LocationUseNo. of stories: Tokyo, JAPAN: Offices, Sogestsu School: 11 levels & 4 basementsKENZO TANGE & URTEC OFFICE

THANKS TO THIS PROJECT I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING MY FUTURE MENTOR AND BOSS!I collaborated with Tange’s office from 1976-1978 while I was a resident in Saudi Arabia on this Project andKing Faisal’s Foundation Headquarters Building in RiyadhROYAL GUEST PALACE OF SAUDI ARABIA

THE PROJECTSINTERIOR DESIGN OF THE AKASAKA PRINCE HOTELWhen I first joined Kenzo Tange & URTEC Paris Office in 1978, Professor Tangeasked me to travel to Tokyo to work on the interior design of the Akasaka PrinceHotel – a 1000 room hotel that was under construction. He had seen my workwhen I first met him in Saudi Arabia where my late Mother had been practicingInterior Design since 1970 and was collaborating with Professor Tange who wasworking on the design of the Royal Palace for the late King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz.There is photo of the Palace in the previous slide.I could not find any fabrics that I liked in Japan, so I flew to Los Angeles andcollected all the samples for upholstery, carpets, selected the furniture for theguest rooms, etc. I ended up with 5 different color schemes and to my hugesatisfaction, Professor Tange loved them and did not change anything – I wasvery proud to achieve my first successful assignment!.

Period :1982Location: Tokyo, JAPANTotal floor area : 67,750.60 sq.mSite area: 31,024 sq.mUse: HotelNo. of stories : 39 levels with 2 basementsBuilding height : 138.9 mNo. of units : 761 roomsINTERIOR DESIGN OF THE AKASAKA PRINCE HOTEL

CANNES FESTIVAL HALL – DESIGN COMPETITIONThe second project I worked on was for an International Invited Competition for the design of theCannes Festival Hall and Casino and worked very intensely on the design scheme that I thought wasamazing – unfortunately, the Mayor of Cannes awarded the project to a young architect from Biot -The wining scheme became a total disappointment to the City – the City lost a big opportunity to havea landmark created by Tange. This happens a lot unfortunately. I could write a book about thisexperience. My contribution was limited to the Interior Design but I was working with the design teamand learned a lot about Tange’s approach to design. The team prepared 12 different alternative designschemes with volumetric models and they would meet daily with Tange to discuss the pros and cons ofevery scheme and later on a local architect named Pierre Bergeret flew to Tokyo and helped select thefinal scheme to be presented because he knew better than anyone else the taste of the local peoplesince he had been practicing over there for over 30 years.The pictures on the next slide shows the Model of our Project with the roof gardens andThe Casino on the left overlooking the Mediterranean Sea along the Famous Promenade de laCroissette.

CANNES FESTIVAL HALL – DESIGN COMPETITIONPhotos of the Model

Period :1979 - 1981Location : Doha, State of QatarTotal floor area : 4,600 sq.mSite area :8,000 sq.mUse: Office BuildingNo. of stories : 5 levels & basementMINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PETROLEUM AFFAIRS

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PETROLEUM – DOHA, STATE OF QATAR• This Project was commissioned to our Office in 1979– We designed the Project out of our Parisoffice and I was appointed as the Chief Project Architect. The fact that I was fluent in 5 languagesincluding the Arabic Language helped a lot in communicating with the Technical Office of HisHighness the Amir of Qatar. It consisted in a 10,000 m2 as an addition to an old Ministry buildinglocated in the main boulevard of the City.• This is a project that I handled from the inception to it’s final completion including PreliminaryDesign and Design Development. The working drawings were carried out at our Tokyo officetogether with the tender documents. I was too busy coordinating other projects in Europeparticularly the Naples Project and could not participate in the preparation of the working drawingsthat were all done by hand (sadly there was no AutoCAD at the time!) We selected anEngineering Office in Beirut to do the MEP and Structural Design.• Turner International were appointed as Construction Managers (the head was a CanadianEngineer from Montreal!). He used to send me regularly the shop drawings by DHL andfortunately the aluminum works were executed in France that made it easier to review andapprove the aluminum shop drawings. I would fly to Doha and Beirut to coordinate theEngineering Design and later on once a month for the Top Supervision and approval of finishingelements. I also flew to Carrara, Italy to select the Sardinian granite that we used for the facades.

Period : 1976 – 1985Use : Office Buildings, Shopsand Al Khozama HotelLocation : Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIAKING FAISAL FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX

CENTRAL AREA OF ABUJA – THE NEW FEDERAL CAPITAL OF NIGERIAIn 1978, the government of Nigeria decided to build a New Capital in the centre of the nation, 500 kilometers north-eastof Lagos. The geographical location of Abuja provided equal accessibility to the three major tribes and was aimed tobecome a symbol of unity to this diversified nation. Over 900 international architectural firms submitted pre-qualificationdocuments for the Urban design of the central area, and after visiting 12 pre-qualified offices, the Federal CapitalDevelopment Authority decided to invite 3 firms to a competition in which the scheme prepared by Kenzo TangeAssociates was selected. I worked full time for 1 month (day and night!) at our Tokyo Office on the Design CompetitionScheme of the Central Area of the New Federal Capital at ABUJA, and I flew over to Lagos with one of the SeniorPlanners from our office with the design reports and the Model. The New Federal Capital Committee appointed by thePresident of Nigeria selected a jury of 12 people including Tribal Chiefs, 3 architects representing the most influentialsectors of the population and Mr. Sharma, a senior Architect from India that worked on the Chandigarh Project with LeCorbusier.Finally we were only 2 firms to submit proposal: Kenzo Tange Associates and a Canadian Firm from Toronto; the Officeof Milton Keynes resigned because of the limited time allocated for the Competition. After a week of deliberations, theJury unanimously selected our Firm.The first phase master plan focused on the concept of a linear Civic Axis with residential areas located on both sidesthat allow for smooth future expansion. This was our same basic concept for the structure of the growing city, adopted inthe Tokyo plan of 1960. In the model shown above, the residential areas were not included because of the large scaleof the area. The Central Axis consist of (from the top) the National Assembly, the Presidential Office Complex, and theSupreme Court (so called 3 Power Buildings).

epresentative of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Powers). The Ministerial Zone is located south of the ThreeArms, where all ministries and governmental agencies will be located (Country-related activities). In between the NationalMall is located with several plazas symbolizing each of the national tribes together with shops and restaurants situatedalong stepped terraces. These activities help animate and provide security to the area after office hours since the mall ismainly flanked by Ministries.In the heart of the central area is located the Municipality Building (at the crossing of the Central Axis and the CulturalAxis) acting as a gate to the city-wide activities. In front of the building is the national plaza with cultural and religiousinstitutions located east and west of this Plaza; such as the National Mosque, the National Cathedral, the National Libraryetc. South of the National Plaza, through the City Gate, is a pedestrian central shopping mall with commercial activities,office buildings and hotels located in and around this area. At the end of the shopping mall is located the transportationcentre which accommodates a future railway terminal, an underground railway station and internal and an intra-busterminal. Beyond the transportation centre is a reserved area for future expansion of the City. At the far end of this axiswill be located a sports centre, in addition to a new airport, which has been already completed.Our Firm was commissioned with the Complete Design of the National Assembly, the Supreme Court, the PresidentialPalace and 3 Ministries from Preliminary Design to Construction Documents. For the Ministries, we used the sameprefab concrete construction system as the one used successfully in Bologna. When the design was completed, theprice of oil went down significantly and the Projects were unfortunately not executed as we originally designed them.I flew over 20 times from Paris to Lagos to make presentations of the design of these buildings and also to Rome wherewe carried out the preparation of the Working Drawings and Tender Documents with the same firm that helped us in theBologna Project. I was basically the Project Coordinator between Tokyo, Rome and Lagos! It was a very hectic work butextremely rewarding. I learned more in 2 years than all the education I acquired during my academic work. This wasone of the main reasons I joined the office of Professor Tange who became my mentor not only professionally but helpedme become a better human being! His unshaken integrity as an Architect would not compromise design excellence foranything.The construction of peripheral infrastructures is still underway and several hotels have already been realized in additionto governmental buildings as well as several thousand residential units. The Three Arms Buildings and a few ministrybuildings have already been designed by us but have not yet been executed.

CENTRAL AREA OF ABUJA – THE NEW FEDERAL CAPITAL OF NIGERIA

RECENT SATELLITE PHOTO

Daily working sessions with KenzoTange and the team with 3 NigerianArchitects seconded to our office

ABUJA AFTER 25 YEARS WITH ASO HILL IN THE BACKGROUND!

PRESIDENTIAL PALACE COMPLEX – DAMASCUS, SYRIAI was fortunate to work on the design and later on in charge of the top supervision of theexecution of this very prestigious project. My late Mother was selected as the Interior Designerby Kenzo Tange with the full support of the Government of Syria.The Project consisted in the Offices of the President of theSyrian Arab Republic; The Offices of the 3 Vice Presidentsand the Official Residence of the President with vastGardens. The terrific landscape design (50 hectares) wascarried out by Mrs. Grace Kirkwood, wife of the formerPresident of the American University of Beirut (AUB) whohad been my professor in landscape architecture during myundergraduate studies at the School of Architecture andEngineering at the AUB. The MEP was carried out by one ofmy dear friends Professor Georges Abi Rached, who hadbeen my engineering professors at the AUB. My late Motherwas appointed as the Interior Designer . The execution of theworks were undertaken by the general contractor OGERLIBAN.

CENTRO DIREZIONALE DI NAPOLIThe central district of the city of Naples is historically significant, but is the Italian City that suffers most trafficcongestion and air pollution. In order to help alleviate part of these problems and restore the residential andcultural functions and tourist attractions of the historic centre, a project was proposed for the construction of a newcivic centre that would act as a modern business and residential district with governmental agencies. The site hasan area of 110 hectares and is situated adjacent to the central railway station. It was previously occupied byfactories, warehouses, vacant lots and markets.When we were invited to design this Project, Professor Tange asked me to fly to Naples and meet with the Client -When I arrived I was taken to a conference room where over 20 people were gathered waiting for me. I wassomehow shocked because of the enormous responsibility as a young Architect representing no other than KenzoTange! In the middle of the huge square table lied a large model made out of hundreds of little “red” plasticelements – it was supposed to be a volumetric study of what was allowed to build by law in that particular area.I told the developers that included bankers, engineers, architects, urban designers, City Officials, etc. that whatthey had in front of them was not useful at all and what was needed was an detailed URBAN DESIGN SCHEMEwith a volumetric study for every building that would be realized over there in the future. I was very familiar withKenzo Tange’s design philosophy, his past work like the Urban Design for the City of Skopje and a new town inSardegna and had already experienced the same approach in the Urban Design of the Central Area of the NewFederal Capital of Nigeria. The Client agreed and so did Tange with my assessment of the situation. And afternegotiating a contract for our design services I once again met with the client to get their requirements for theproject. The Client had already a lot of important information available as to the zoning, total construction volumeallowed, etc. However, we had to create a traffic network for pedestrians and vehicles; define the FSR for everynew lot; specify the finishing materials allowed etc.I was told that there was only 30 cm of solid ground and 80 meters deep water underneath! Therefore, we couldnot make any excavation! We had to use friction piles throughout. I moved to our Tokyo Office for 6 months towork on the Urban Design and flew back to Naples from time to time to make intermediate presentations and getfeedback from the local authorities regarding building codes and ordinances, regulations, etc. It was a fascinatingexperience.

The project includes 1.100.000 m2 of office and commercial space; 300.000 m2 of residential area and 20.000 m2of school grounds, totaling 1.42 million m² of built-up area. About 52 hectares of the area is used for park andrecreational facilities and public and private parking for 25,000 cars. The first phase of the project has alreadybeen realized amounting to more than 60% of the overall development area. When completed, the project willaccommodate housing for 12,000 inhabitants and business and commercial facilities for 45,000 people. Theconcepts of this project are summarized as follows:a. Separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.Since the site has natural differences in height, we benefited from this slope to split the site into two levels.Moreover, the underground conditions made it impossible to excavate due to the presence of water at a depth of80 meters. The vehicular network occupies two levels of parking and above it we created a very large pedestrianmall. We designed many large openings along the pedestrian mall to provide natural light to the internal roadslocated underneath that provide direct access to public and private parking areas to each individual building.b. Three axes extending in the east-west direction(The Green Axis – Pedestrian Mall)This axis is 70 meter wide and 800 meter long and is located at the southernmost end of the business district.Fountains and public amenities adorn the tree lined concourse. It is flanked on either side by Italian style porticoesproviding pedestrians with shelter from the elements behind which are located shops and cafes. Residentialtowers are built on the south side of the green axis. It has become the most animated pedestrian mall in a City thatlacks practically large piazzas where people can congregate and safe for children.(The Civic Axis)The civic axis links the many public and government buildings, including the Supreme Court, the central postoffice, the subway station, regional government offices and central plaza which connects the three axes in thenorth-south direction.(The Sport Axis)Along this axis are courts and fields for various sports and an indoor swimming pool, behind which stands the cityhousing development.

Harmony and Continuity with the Historical DistrictThe project is connected to the historical district by means of sidewalks and porticoes, and by using stone materials toharmoniously integrate the new and old districts. The transportation network is being improved with the addition ofnew roads and subway networks.Master planning work began in November 1980 after Naples was hit by a severe earthquake. The west half of the siteis owned by MEDEDIL, a public development corporation which was responsible for the first phase of construction,whilst the rest of the site is owned by the City of Naples. The construction of the second phase will be commissionedto MEDEDIL as well for its development that includes the Campania Regional Government building (180,000m2)commissioned to Kenzo Tange Associates in 1989. The building infrastructure for this second phase is in the processof being executed including the sport axis facilities. Most of the buildings along the "Green Axis" are alreadyoperational and the demand in the apartment tower on the southern edge of the axis has been as high as 10applications for each available apartment, an unprecedented ratio in Italy.The network of pedestrian pathways, segregated from vehicular traffic, has created a multipurpose space forpedestrians free from the congested roads. In contrast to the historic areas of Napoli, the wide open space of the"Green Axis" is the scene of outdoor concerts, plays, and street performances on weekends and has already becomea famous location in Napoli. In fact, many visitors from within Italy and abroad come to study the new segregatedtraffic system.With the successful completion of the first phase of the Napoli Administration Centre Master Plan, the prospects forthe second phase, which has been delayed by domestic economic and political problems, are looking much brighter.The City of Naples, is currently reviewing the East Napoli Overall Development Project, a key project for the futuredevelopment of Napoli which extends over a 1,000-hectare area. They are trying to make the Master Plan and Designfor the Napoli Administration Centre not only a blueprint for the relocation of government and corporate offices, but thecore of new development in East Napoli.The Second phase of the project includes work on the "Public" and "Sports" Axes according to the development planof East Napoli.

Period : 1980 - 1995Location: : Naples, ITALYTotal floor area : 1,200,000 sq.mSite area : 52 haNAPOLI URBAN CENTER

MODEL SHOWING THE GREEN, CIVIC AND SPORT AXES

ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITYManama, BahrainThis Project was commissioned to our Office in 1981 – We designed the Project out of our Tokyo office and wasappointed as team member for the design of the University. The fact that I was fluent in the Arabic Language alsohelped a lot in communicating with the Client.During the preparation of the Conceptual Design after the completion of the programming phase, I came up with theidea of creating a gallery for the male students on the north side and one for the female students on the south side andthe classrooms and labs in between was where the students could meet to attend certain courses. Professor Tangesaid “follow Take’s concept” – I was delighted!We also hired the same Engineering Office in Beirut, Lebanon for the Structural Design and MEP Systems.Again, I would coordinate my trips to Beirut for the Qatar Project and the University Project. I was travelling 70% of thetime between Naples, Doha and Beirut.This was the first University in the Arab Gulf with Male and Female. Students. Recently, our Tokyo Office designed theCollege of Engineering to be added to the existing Campus.

Period : 1982 - 1988Location : Manama, BahrainTotal floor area : 76,500 sqmUse: UniversityNo. of stories : 3 levels and 1 basementARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY

MOVING TO LEBANONIn November 1983, I was asked by the President of Lebanon to help in the reconstruction of the Country after 15years of civil unrest and Professor Tange kindly gave me a leave of absence. I was appointed Vice President ofthe Projects Department at the National Council for Reconstruction and Development of Lebanon – CDR - itwas a hard decision to make because during that period I was involved in the design of the Royal Palace for Hislate Majesty King Hussein of Jordan and had the honor of having many working sessions with Her MajestyQueen Noor Al Hussein, who had a degree in Architecture from Princeton University. The Project lately wascancelled due to the deterioration and the sudden loss of His Majesty the King.The CDR was a super Ministry and we were the only Government Institution that has the power to awardconstruction contracts directly without going to tender – in order to save time because of the urgency toreconstruct hundreds of miles of damages roads, hundreds of damages schools, and other development projectsregarding the electric and telephone networks. I was appointed because of my experience in working on largeprojects like the New Federal Capital of Nigeria and the Naples Projects. This was the only time I worked as agovernment official and my office was in the Presidential Palace – The war escalated and we would spend manyhours hiding in a shelter because bombs were falling in the vicinity of the palace.I was able to help reconstruct over 20 schools and give my input on the design ( see picture below) and organizethe projects department – I was given carte blanche to select my team of architects and engineers that wereresponsible for the daily supervision of the projects awarded by the CDR and approve payments to the manycontractors.A friend of mine invited me to open an office in Kuwait, and design a few projects including the refurbishment of aHistoric Building in the heart of London owned by the Crown Prince of Kuwait.

1984 - 1989 - AS PARTNER IN EAST – ENGINEERING ANDARCHITECTURE SPECIALIST TEAM – KUWAIT AND LONDONHISTORY‣ RESIDENCE OF MR. KHALED AL SANE – KUWAIT CITY‣ RESIDENCE OF MR., ABDUL RAZZAK AL SANE – KUWAIT CITY‣ DESIGN OF A MOSQUE – KUWAIT CITY‣ DESIGN OF A SILICON FACTORY - BAHRAIN‣ DESIGN OF 300 HOMES IN JUBEIL, SAUDI ARABIA‣ DESIGN OF A 5 STAR HOTEL IN LONDON, UK‣ DESIGN OF A HEALTH CENTRE AND INDOOR TENNIS COURTS AT THE HYATTREGENCY HOTEL IN KUWAIT CITY‣ DESIGN COMPETITION FOR THE ATTALAH SHOPPING MALL AND HEALTHCENTRE IN JEDDAH, KSA

Residence of Mr. Khaled Al Sane – Kuwait City

MOVING TO KUWAITDESIGNS FOR A RESIDENCE AND A MOSQUE IN KUWAIT CITY

DESIGN OF A SILICON FACTORY IN BAHRAIN

DESIGN COMPETITION FOR A COMMERCIAL & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER WITH ADOLPHIN SHOW AND GYMS FOR MALE AND FEMALES IN JEDDAH, KSA

The Milestone HotelLondon, UKThis was my first encounter with “English Heritage” organization that protects historic Buildings –or as they call them “Listed Buildings”. I also worked closely with the Victorian and EdwardianSocieties because the building was designed partly in Victorian Style and partly Edwardian Style.It had been the residence of the famous bachelor Sir Walter Raleigh facing Kensington Palacewhere HRH Prince Charles and Princess Diana resided.I converted the building into a 50 rooms and suite luxury hotel. I did the Preliminary Design andDesign Development at my office in Kuwait and the execution drawings were prepared by a localoffice. I had to make a very large model scale 1:50 to get the approval of English Heritagebecause it was hard for them to understand the drawings – the windows were located at differentelevations that forced me to have lots of stairs to give access to many of the rooms. I discoveredthe existence of the “party walls”, the “rights of light” ,etc. It was a total nightmare but at the end Iwas totally satisfied with the result and proud to say that the Hotel continues to be a success andenjoys a very good reputation.

The Milestone HotelLondon, UKPHOTO OF THE HOTELPHOTO OF THE MODEL

BACK TO PARIS1989 – 2000 AS VICE PRESIDENT OF KENZO TANGEASSOCIATES - PARIS OFFICEHISTORY‣ PLACE D’ITALIE COMMERCIAL CENTRE, PARIS, FRANCE‣ MASTER PLAN AND DESIGN FOR ENI ADMINISTRATION CENTRE, MILAN,ITALY‣ ASIAN ARTS MUSEUM, NICE, FRANCE‣ HEADQUARTERS FOR BMW ITALIA – MILAN, ITALY‣ MASTER PLAN FOR THE FALCK AREA IN SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, ITALY‣ MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF JESOLO, ITALY‣ HEADQUARTERS OF THE EMILIA ROMAGNA GOVERNMENT CENTRE INBOLOGNA, ITALY‣ MASTER PLAN FOR FOUR DISTRICTS IN THE EAST OF THE CITY OF ROME‣ RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN MENTON, SOUTH OF FRANCE‣ 4 COLLEGES FOR KING SAUD UNIVERSITY IN RIYADH, KSA‣ DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR AN URBAN CENTRE IN MOSCOW, RUSSIANFEDERATION

PLACE D’ITALIE COMPLEX – PARIS, FRANCEThis was one of the most enjoyable projects I have worked on – When I arrived at the Paris Office in 1989, theProject was just about going to be executed. The land belonged to the City of Paris and the building wasfinanced by a French developer. The Mayor at the time was Jacques Chirac. Mr. Chirac who later on becamethe President of the French Republic was personal friend of Kenzo Tange. He invited Tange to be the Architectof the Project.Our office did the Preliminary Design and Design Development in association with a local engineering office forthe structural and MEP systems. However, in France it is the responsibility of the general contractor to preparethe working drawings and shop drawings. That’s where the nightmare started – obviously the contractorprepared the most basic details to save money to the Developer – We were obliged to prepare a parallel set ofworking drawings to show the contractor how to do the work properly which ended up costing our office hundredsof thousands of dollars but we could not allow our first work in France to be disfigured by a contractor – this iswhere FORM FOLLOWS PROFIT!I have to admit that thanks to President Chirac personal intervention we were able at least to get most of whatwe wanted in terms of design and finishing materials. I was lucky to work at the time with the late Peter Rice,who was the most accomplished structural engineer world-wide. He helped us with the steel structure of theCampanile – a high-rise structure housing a panoramic elevator in front of the building where we placed a mobilesculpture designed by Thierry Vide – a famous French Sculptor – it was a huge steel structure moving in thespace with a fantastic display of light at night - The reason why we had the campanile it was reminiscent of thePiazzas in Italy where there would always be a dominating tower.Besides working as a diplomat and lobbying with the City to get approval on our designs, I attended weekly sitemeetings to review and approve the shop drawings and select the finishing materials. I also worked togetherwith Interior Designers for a 3 star studio hotel and a cinema that had the largest screen in Europe. The buildingchanged names from GRAND ECRAN (large screen) to ITALY 2 – the current name. President Chirac decidedto re-name the Place d’Italie – Place Kenzo Tange after his death. Working on this project was my firstexperience to see how projects are designed and executed in France; learning about building codes, ordinancesand regulations, levels of responsibilities, professional liability insurance, politics etc…

THE PHOTO SHOWS 4 LEVELS OF OFFICES SUSPENDEDFROM A BRIDGE SPANNING 40 METERS ACROSSENHANCING THE DESIRED TRANSPARENCY CREATING ANEXTENSION OF THE OUTDOOR PLAZA INTO THE INDOORPLAZA COVERED WITH A SPACE TRUSS WITH ABUNDANTNATURAL LIGHT.Period : 1984 - 1991Location: Paris, FRANCETotal floor area : 43,000 sqmSite area: 5,800 sqmUsage: Image art center, hotel and officeNo. of stories : 10 levels with 2 basement levelBuilding height : 37 mGRAND ECRAN (PLACE D’ITALIE, PARIS)

PRESENTATION OF THE PLACE D’ITALIE MODEL TO PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC AT OUR PARISOFFICE – FROM LEFT TO RIGHT – PRESIDENT CHIRAC , MAYOR /MINISTER JACQUES TOUBON,PROFESSOR KENZO TANGE AND OMAR TAKE

IN THE PHOTO: JACQUES CHIRAC – KENZO TANGE AND THIERRY VIDE, THE AUTHOROF THE MAJESTIC MOBILE SCULPTURE AT OUR PARIS OFFICE

MASTER PLAN FOR THE ENI ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER IN SANDONATO MILANESE, ITALYSan Donato Milanese is a suburb of Milan, situated 7 kilometers away from the noise and glamour of Milan’s downtown. Themajority of the land is owned by the ENI Group. The district, close to Linate International Airport, is also the starting point for theAutostrada del Sole (Highway of the Sun) leading to Rome, and the terminus of a subway line. It is therefore well equipped in itsinfrastructure to become a major satellite city and a sub-center of Milan.The development plan implemented at the time by the ENI Group was sporadic and disintegrated and did not effectively make useof the site’s advantageous conditions. We proposed to restructure the town and the main elements in a clear hierarchy by creatingtwo axes. One axis connects the subway terminal with the cultural center and intersects the other axis orthogonally, ending up inthe form of an anchor. Plazas and squares having a unique Italian style are placed at the strategic points in the plan in order toprovide public spaces for a variety of activities. The district is self-sufficient in providing amenities to all those who live within it.The project is divided into two zones, one is called Quartiere San Francesco where we designed a complex of 8 buildings with95,000 m2 of offices, 20,000 m2 of shops and a 15,000 m2 hotel in a site of 30 hectares. In the opposite site lies Quartiere Affari(Business Quarter) with 97,000 m2 of offices, 73,000 m2 of residential flats and 9,000 m2 of shops in an area of 32 hectares.These two areas are at the center of the urban structure of San Donato.The circular image of the historical Foro Bonaparte, which lies in a symmetrical but opposite direction from the center of Milan, isreproduced in the semicircular plaza created between the two zones creating a sense of continuity between the ancient city ofMilan and this modern satellite town.The Quartiere San Francesco has not yet been implemented, however, the Quartiere Affari has been built. We did design only 4office buildings including the BMW Headquarters for Italy.This project required my continuous presence in Milan to make presentations to the client on the different design phasesespecially during the Master Planning – we had to meet with not only the City Officials but the Officials from the Provincial andState Governments – the Fire Department etc. etc. I also had to meet regularly with the local firm of Architects and Engineerswho prepared the working drawings and tender documents. This firm also provided the site supervision. We, however, providedTop Supervision with sporadic visits to the site as well as selection of finishing materials. Fortunately, the flight from Paris to Milanis only 1 hour. I would leave early in the morning and be back in Paris the same evening.

QUARTIERE SAN FRANCESCOQUARTIERE AFFARI

MODEL OF THE ENI URBAN CENTERSAN DONATO MILANESE, ITALY

BMWSITEDESIGN OF AN OFFICE BUILDING IN THE QUARTIERE AFFARI – ALREADY COMPLETED

URBAN DESIGNFALCK AREA AT SESTO SAN GIOVANNI, ITALY1995The Project is located approx. 7 km, north of Milan. Thisfunctions as a gateway providing access and transportationsystem linking Milan to Monza, Verona and Venice.The City has long prospered from the iron ore industry, theheart of which was the large steel producer known as FalckIndustrial. A Large void has been left in the center of thecity with the closure of this important steel factory.Our design proposal connects and integrates the urbanfabric of Sesto San Giovanni by creating an urban parksystem. Important amenities are linked together whileadding character and harmonious balance to the entire cityenvironment.Our proposal is derived from a analysis of the entire citystructure. It takes into account the overall organization ofthe city’s urban development. It is therefore quite differentfrom the existing general zoning plan of the city, as itsuggests a comprehensive urban concept.The City of Sesto San Gionanni has many small parks anda green belt along the river. But these areas have not beenutilized to connect the fragmented and detached zones ofthe City. The proposal also takes in the creation of the Citywith a park network.This integrates and connects ,any parts of the city into asingle comprehensive system

PARIS SEINE RIVE GAUCHE – URBAN DESIGN OF THE 13 TH DISTRICT OF PARISMONUMENTAL STRUCTURAL DECK COVERING THE RAILWAYS

The Seine Rive Gauche Project was a proposal for theredevelopment of the 13 th district of Paris on the left bank of theSeine River. The 130 ha. site centered alongside a strip ofFrance’s National Railway extending South from Austerlitz trainstation, was officially designated as an Improvement District ofthe City of Paris. Our proposal for this project includes anextremely detailed plan for the 30 hectare area immediatelysurrounding the Austerlitz station. This area is crucial to thesuccessful development of the entire district. The purpose wasto extend the 13 th district to the banks of the Seine River overthe railways by creating a large platform on top of whichbuildings and avenues would be built.From a historical standpoint, Paris has been steadily developingin a westward direction. There is a trend towards stagnationand decline which can be seen in many eastern districts. In thewestern section, of the City, a series of monumental structuresare located along magnificent city axis extending directly fromthe Louvre Museum to La Defense area. This axis has servedas an armature encouraging further city development.Unfortunately, there is no present city structure fosteringdevelopment in the eastern section of the city known as the Leftbank. Our project proposes the construction of a grand axiscreating a new urban creating a new development armaturealong the left bank of the Seine , this will complement theLouvre Museum, la Defense Axis and the Right Bank. The twoaxis intercept at the Paris City Hall!We proposed to remove the old Station that had no historicsignificance by creating a large pedestrian Plaza butunfortunately many people thought otherwise! A huge historicopportunity was missed !

PRESENTING THE PROJECT TO HISEXCELLENCY TH E MAYOR OF THE CITYOF PARIS AND FUTURE PRESIDENT OFTHE FRENCH REPUBLIC MR. JACQUESCHIRAC AT OUR TOKYO OFFICE.IT COINCIDED WITH THE SAME DAYMONSIEUR CHIRAC INAUGURATEDTHE TOKYO CITY HALL DESIGNED BYOUR OFFICE IN 1991

THE SEINE RIVE GAUCHE PROJECT DESIGN TEAM UNDER THELEADERSHIP OF PROFESSOR KENZO TANGE

RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA

ASIAN ART MUSEUM – NICE, FRANCEThe project was the idea of a very dynamic Mayor of Nice, Jacques Medecin who was a greatfriend of Pierre Yves Trémois, a famous French Painter and Sculptor, member of the prestigiousand elite “Academie des Beaux Arts”. Trémois proposed to Mr. Medecin a donation of 300 ofhis own marvelous works and a private collection of Asian Art on the premise that the Museumwould be named: “Musée Donation Tremois”. However, when the building went up, the Mayor’sterm came to an end and the Regional Council changed their mind and decided to turn downTrémois’s donation and convert it instead into a Regional Museum and called it the Asian ArtsMuseum of Nice. I guess the beauty of the Museum seduced the local politicians and media ofNice but I felt sad for my dear friend Trémois who contributed in finding the right design theme forthe Museum, particularly the spiral staircase in the core of the building symbolizing the DNA thatis present in many of his engravings. The central plan is made in the form of a MANDALA with4 square spaces built around a center.In Asia, the Taoist "yin-yang" symbol represents opposition as well as interdependence. This is aproject full of symbolism The fundamental geometrical forms of Japanese tradition; the squaresymbol of the Earth, and the circle symbol of the Sky played an important role in conceiving theMuseum. One of the main architectural concepts was to have a sculptural building looking likeas a swan floating in a lake; we covered entirely the walls and floors with white marble fromCarrara. I was fortunate to personally select the block of marble used to cut the tiles for thewall, floors and stair. We decided to place a large area of the Museum under the level of thewater and were fortunate to work with Ray Elms, one of the greatest structural engineers inLondon who created a very light structure for the cubes that allowed us to achieve our desire togive an the impression that the Museum is floating over the lake. The steps of the spiral stair aremade out of solid marble resting on a concrete spiral beam acting as a spring conceived byElms. The circular volume in the second level detached from the cubes acts as a circular beamresting on a flat beam that sits on 4 columns on the corners of the cubes - a marvelous solution.

It was very important for us to have in our team such an ingenious structural engineer thatcould realize our Architectural concept in a simplified and elegant manner otherwise therewould have been many internal columns and a heavy structure defeating the purpose of thearchitectural design. I am sure you will agree that in this rather small building every detail isamplified because of the simplicity of the design, especially where the materials are very lightin color and there is plenty of glass.I was in charge to coordinate the design drawings with the mechanical, electrical, structural,acoustic and other specialized engineers by holding meetings in Nice every other week and ofcourse exchange correspondence on a continuous basis. Later on I was also in charge tosupervise the construction of the building on a bi-weekly basis flying over from Paris, whichwas pretty neat.My involvement also included the review and approval of the sub-contractors shop drawingsand selection all the finishing materials to the minor detail that I did with tremendous devotionbecause I knew that this was a unique occasion that does not happen often in one’s life andthat eventually the building would be signed by Professor Tange. This was a sweetresponsibility!The Project was so successful that the Mayor of the City handed Kenzo Tange, The Key ofthe City of Nice and was praised a lot by the national media, for me just working with Tangewas already a great honor.The Asian Art Museum of Nice is affiliated to the famous Musée Guimet in Paris and hoststemporary exhibitions and cultural events; it has a modest collection of Asian Art, mainlyBuddhist.There is a nice video in youtube.com that has been added with nice music in case you maywant to check it out. The web site of the Museum is www.arts-asiatiques.com

Period : 1988 - 1995Location : Nice, FRANCETotal floor area : 2,458 sqmSite area : 3,100 sqmUse : MuseumNo. of stories : 2 levels & basementBuilding height : 19 mASIAN ART MUSEUM, NICE, FRANCE

A SWAN FLOATING ON THE LAKE

BRIDGE OVER THE LAKE LEADING TO THE JAPANESE TEA ROOM

PLANS AND SECTION

The photo shows my friend TrémoisAt his lovely home in Paris when IVisited him in September 2010.You can visit his web site to admirehis amazing collection of artwww.tremois.com

Period : 1991 - 1998Location : Milan, ITALIATotal floor area : 9,600 sqmSite area : 15,000 sqmUse: Office, showroom & workshopNo. of stories : 8 levels & basementBuilding height : 53 mBMW ITALIA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

BMW ITALIA - 1996 – 1998This project was commissioned to Kenzo Tange Associates in 1996 and was realized in thegrounds of the Quatiere Affari – San Donato Milanese that was master planned by the firm.I was heavily involved in the design of this build ing at our Tokyo Office and did all thecoordination with a local firm of Architects and Engineers that collaborated with us for theengineering and supervision of the Project. I used to fly extensively to Milan for 2 years, a onehour flight from Paris .This building is a good example of a communion between client and architect. The Client’ssearch for perfection and care for every detail enabled us to create fine detail and formsemploying state-of-the-art materials within the limits of a certain budget and come out withexcellent execution results. We demanded mock ups of the main finishing elements andsculptural glass staircase. Pilkington did a marvelous suspended curtain wall with a special allwhite glass. Mr. Paul Tange and myself met with the Members of the Board of BMW and thecar designers that gave us very valuable and pertinent comments.The building includes the main offices, showroom, training school for the maintenance of thecars and motorcycles as well as the workshop for repair and maintenance of the cars andmotorcycles. The building has 9600 m2 and is 8 storey high.The façade overlooking the highway was designed in a curved shape to represent the speed ofthe car. The high ceiling showroom is made of glass and metal , materials used to build thecars. We used pure white glass in order to provide the maximum transparency and show as ifthe cars are parked outdoors and give maximum visibility to pedestrians and people driving bythe building.This building has become the flagship of BMW in Europe and stands as a landmark in Milan.Professor Kenzo Tange was presented with the Key to the City of Milan by the Mayor of theCity during the opening ceremony!

THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR SHOWROOM WITH THE SCULPTURAL STEEL/GLASS STAIRCASE WE DESIGNEDAS A FOCAL ELEMENT WITH A SKYLIGHT ABOVE. THE FLOOR WAS TILED WITH SPECIAL MADE CERAMIC TILES AND ALL THELIGHTING FIXTURES WERE CUSTOM-MADE TO PROVIDE INDIRECT LIGHTING .

MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF JESOLO – ITALYI participated in the design of this very interesting project at our Tokyo Office. The City of Jesolo is about 30 kmfrom Venice. The village is very charming and has only 20,000 inhabitants. However, its 15 km beach front hasbeen very problematic to the City – it was built haphazardly in the 1960’s without any master plan by somedevelopers that were only interested in making quick money without any regard whatsoever for design or urbanspaces. They created a concrete wall with dozens of hotels close to each other blocking totally the view of the seafrom the streets behind.During the summer there are over 1 million people that move to Jesolo from all over Europe, it is a very youngtourist population because the hotels are cheap to say the least!The challenge we faced was how to link the Village to the Beach changing the land use from Agricultural use toresidential developments in order to help increase the population of the City so that it would get additional financialresources to help it implement the Master Plan.The Second challenge was how to solve the acute traffic problems generated in the Summer time with 1 millionpeople arriving at once – we had to make a traffic network with parking buildings etc. Then we created a series ofMarinas, a library, a community centre and new building laws and encouraged the owners to paint their buildings allwhite to improve the unmatching mosaic of different colors and materials used in the 1960’s mediocre lookingbuildings!Fortunately, the Mayor and his charming Council were all very young at the time – the average age was 27 ! Itwas great to see this group of young, energetic and “very rich” entrepreneurs eager to save their town from thechaotic urban development.We formed a team of specialists in traffic studies, agricultural development, social workers, urban planners and ourOffice acted not only as the composers of the music but also as the conductor of the Italian orchestra! Fortunatelywe were blessed with a very talented group of professionals.The Master Plan turned out to be a great success – the Mayor was re-elected and they are still in commandimplementing the Master Plan. The Mayor made 5000 copies of the Master Plan and send them to each home inJesolo to get the support of the population.

Period : 1996 -Location : Jesolo, ITALYSite area : 9,000 haMASTER PLAN FOR CITY OF JESOLO

VENICEJESOLO

LAND USE PLAN

PHOTO OF THE MODEL

PRESENTATION OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OFJESOLO BY OUR TEAM LED BY PROF. TANGE

SOUVENIR PHOTO WITH THE MAYOR OF JESOLO, RENATO MARTIN ,HIS ADVISERS,PROFESSOR KENZO TANGE, PAUL TANGE AND OMAR TAKE

HEADQUARTERS OF THE EMILIA ROMAGNA REGIONAL GOVERNMENTBOLOGNA, ITALY – 1998 – 2004This was the last project I worked on as a Chief Project Architect out of our Office in Paris.We designed the Headquarters for the Regional Government as the last building to complete theMaster Plan of the same project that our office started back in 1975.I was assigned to design the office building that included a large multi-purpose room, restaurant,cafeteria, etc. and a very large underground parking that by law should be naturally ventilated..I suggested to use the same pre-cast elements that were used for the previous buildings in order tohave the project look as originally planned and was happy to get the support of both ProfessorTange and the Client (who never ever objected to any suggestion by the Maître!)I was responsible for the preparation of the preliminary design & design development drawings. Theworking drawings and tender documents were carried out by a firm in Milan that we used for thesame scope of services during the design of the BMW Building . I coordinated the electromechanicalworks with the local engineers and the client technical team that were mostly engineers.It took 5 years to construct this unique building! This long period of construction is a normal practicein Italy! The result however was great and the building has witnessed a great success.Mr. Paul Tange was recently in Bologna and kindly sent me the pictures below because he knowshow much I worked on this Project and how dear it is to my heart!

Period : 1978- 2000Location : Bologna, ITALYTotal floor area : 133,000 sqmSite area : 7.8 haFIERA DISTRICT CENTER

RECENT PHOTOS OF THE SEAT OF THE EMILIA ROMAGNA REGIONAL GOVERNMENT THAT I HELPEDDESIGN IN 1998

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN DURING ONE OF THE NUMEROUS VISITS OF PROFESSOR TANGE TO BOLOGNA- THE PICTURE SHOWS THE DIRECTORS OF THE FINANZIARIA FIERA DI BOLOGNA (THE CLIENTS) WITHDR GIACOMELLI, MR. GUIDO GADDI AND OTHERS AS WELL AS MR. PAUL TANGE AND OMAR TAKE

2000 – 2010 AS DESIGN CONSULTANT TO TANGE ASSOCIATESHISTORY‣ HOTEL ROMEO IN NAPLES. ITALY‣ BREAST CARE CENTER – KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCHCENTRE – RIYADH, KSA‣ 3 WASTE TO ENERGY PLANTS IN SICILY‣ PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN LEBANON – by TAKE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTINGAS DESIGN CONSULTANT TO IHI PLANNING LTD AND IHI DEVELOPMENTS‣ A large number of projects that were submitted as design proposals and researchprojects – some of which were implemented based on an innovative mass customizationbased building technology some of them shown in the following slides.‣ VANCOUVER IHI SHOW HOME, VANCOUVER, CA‣ HCD TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN ALBERTA, CA‣ RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN SURREY, BC, CANADA – 3 TOWERS‣ DESIGN OF A TYPICAL IHI MANUFACTURING FACILITY

REPRESENTATION OF TANGE ASSOCIATES IN CANADAwww.tangeweb.com

THE DESIGN OF THIS HOTEL WAS VERYCOMPLEX BECAUSE WE HAD TO USE ANEXISTING STRUCTURE OF A BUILDING THATWAS THE SEAT OF THE ACQUILI LAUROSHIPPING COMPANY. IT IS ACING THE PORTOF NAPLES AND THE THEME WAS TO USEAQUATIC ELEMENTS IN THE FAÇADE ANDHAVE A WAVY ROOF.I WORKED ON THE SURVEY OF THEEXISTING CONDITIONS, FOUND A LOCALFIRM OF ENGINEERING TO UNDERTAKE THEMEP DESIGN AND A FIRM OF ARCHITECTSFROM MILAN TO HELP US TRANSLATEPLANS IN ITALIAN, HELP WITH THE BUILDINGPERMIT, TENDER DOCUMENTS, BOQ’S ETC.I DID A FEW TRIPS TO MILAN AND NAPLES TOSUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION, SELECTTHE FINISHING MATERIALS, ETC.WE ARE USED TO EXECUTE PROJECTS INMORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES, SO THIS WASNOT TOO BAD!THIS IS A 5 STAR HOTEL, THE ONLY LUXURYCONTEMPORARY HOTEL IN NAPLES THATCATERS FOR THE MODERN BUSINESSMEN.HOTEL ROMEO IN NAPLES, ITALY

Period : 2005 -Location : Naples, ITALYTotal floor area : 8,000 m2Site area : 860 m2Use: HotelNo. of stories : 11 levels & basementBuilding height : 42 mNumber of Units : 90 rooms

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2-5th Floor Plan

Typical Guest Bedrooms Plans (30sq.m)

East ElevationSilver Stainless Steel Wooden Pole: Beige Wall: Beige GraniteSteel Pole / White PaintRF +39. 25+38. 25Stainless Steel Frame/Mirror Fin.and GlassWooden Louver / Light Beige9F+35. 25Wall: Beige Granite8F+31. 857F+28. 506F+25. 15Stainless Steel Non-direction Fin.5F+21. 80Wooden Louver: Reddish brown4F+18. 45Heart Reflecting Glass3F+15. 10Stainless Steel Non-direction Fin.2F+11. 751F+8. 35Silver Stainless SteelMF +5. 00Aluminium Silver Frame+ GlassGF +5. 00Door: Aluminium Silver Frame+ GlassGL +5. 00White TileEntrance Door: GlassHandrail: Stainless Steel Mirror Fin.Canopy: Stainless Steel Frame / Mirror Fin.and Clear GlassCanopy: Clear Glass

WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS - SICILY, ITALYPALERMO, AUGUSTA AND CASTEL TERMINI

PROPOSAL TO USE IHI CANADIANTECHNOLOGY FOR THECURVED ROOF PANELS

SORTING BUILDING – PRECAST STRUCTURE93

PHOTOS OF THE MODELS

BREAST CARE CENTER – KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITALAND RESEARCH CENTER – RIYADH, KSA

BREAST CARE CENTERKING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTERRiyadh, KSAOur office was commissioned with the design of the Breast Care Center at the prestigious KingFaisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH)I was very familiar with the Hospital during the time when I was a resident in Saudi Arabia justbefore I joined Kenzo Tange’s Office in Paris in 1978 – I furnished their offices.I was asked by Mr. Paul Tange to go to Riyadh and negotiate the contract and obtain all thenecessary information that was needed for the architectural design.I found out that there was no information whatsoever, therefore, we requested the preparation ofa site survey, geotechnical report, traffic studies, environmental studies, etc. We appointed aHospital Consultant with whom I worked very closely in structuring the space Program. Duringthe programming phase, we interviewed the administration of the hospital, doctors, the headnurses and the Cancerologists that were going to operate the Center.Most of the women that were diagnosed with Breast Cancer found out at a very late stage mainlybecause they were afraid to get diagnosed earlier or get regular check ups – Therefore we had tocreate a cozy and inviting environment, like a 5 star hotel where the women would feel at ease totalk to their doctors and get either diagnosed , treated or undergo surgery.I was given the task to work with the Hospital Consultant and do the overall internal planning .We worked with our Hospital Planner in Tokyo with whom we had worked in the past for a numberof hospitals designed by the Firm in Japan and other Countries.

We also worked with a hospital consultant who happens to be a surgeon and architect with hishead office in Beirut, Lebanon. The communication with him was extremely efficient and hewould travel often to Riyadh and meet with the technical office of the Hospital to get thenecessary feed backs on our proposed plans.We made several alternative schemes and after 2 years we were able to come out with afunctional scheme that satisfied the ultimate users and the administration of the Hospital.We also worked closely with John Hopkins Hospital on the planning, needs and equipment thatwould be needed.I went to Tokyo to work on the design of the Facades and we presented 2 schemes. The oneillustrated here shows a sort of a Veil covering the building because we found out that the roomson the periphery of the building had different requirements in terms of natural lighting andventilation. Therefore we needed a strong element that would create a harmonious façade andalso assure the necessary privacy to the patient wards. The veil was made out of metal tubesand the form was very playful.Later on the Hospital decided that this center would take valuable land that was scarce within thelimits of the Hospital and that there was more of a need for a comprehensive Cancer Center toaddress all forms of Cancer – therefore the project was shelved and design proposals are beingmade for the New Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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RESIDENCE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LEBANONThe following Project I designed in 2007 for a very old and dear friend of minein Lebanon – I did a complete set of architectural drawings from my office inVancouver as Design Consultant and had a local firm of Architects andEngineers prepare all the execution drawings and engineering design. I triedto have the house well fitted into the hillside. The house is built on a sloppysite in the Mountains of Lebanon with spectacular views. It was designed as asummer residence for a Judge who is now a very influential political figure thatentertains large crowds in his home. I created for him a terrace design planwith over 700 sq.m. of terraces and 1,200 sq.m. of living space.The large balconies are very spacious and made warm by the woodentrusses. Also the linear porches are striking against the stone approach walland road. I tried to express very much the juxtaposition of the straight linesand walls of the building with the curvilinear stone wall. I tried to create aninteresting contrast between the protective nature of the front main facadeversus the openness of the rear façadeI was fortunate that the my fiend and his family gave me carte blanche and didnot change an iota of the design. They trusted me fully and thank God thedesign met their high expectations – they keep thanking me for the “Chefd’Oeuvre” – more than I deserve!106

SITE PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECTIONS

PHOTOS OF THE HOME SHOWING THE ENTRANCE AND TERRACES

PRIVATE CAR COLLECTION SHOWROOMCONCEPTUAL DESIGN PHASEOMAR TAKE – ARCHITECT-AIBCVANCOUVER, BC - CANADAJAN 2013

SITE PLAN

VIEW OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE

SIDE VIEW - VEHICULAR ACCESS TO SHOWROOM

BACK OF THE BUILDING SHOWING THE OFFICE CUBE

REAR VIEW

INTERIOR VIEW OF THE GROUND LEVEL AND UPPER RECEPTION/OFFICE FLOOR

PROJECTS DESIGNED FOR IHI PLANNINGDESIGNING WITH AN ADVANCED UNIQUE BUILDING SYSTEM OF PRE-ENGINEEREDTAILOR-MADE MANUFACTURED CONCRETE/STEEL INSULATED PANELS

Residential community with 5 homes

RESIDENCE AT KING EDWARD AVE., VANCOUVER BC – PREVIOUSLY ASSEMBLED IN 24 HRS.AT BC PLACE INDOOR STADIUM IN VANCOUVER, BC TO SHOWCASE IHI’S TECHNOLOGY

BACK OF THE RESIDENCE AT KING EDWARD AVE., VANCOUVER BC

INTERIOR VIEWS OF THE HOME.

ANOTHER HOME DESIGNED WITH THE SAME SYSTEM IN SURREY, BC

THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION – MASS CUSTOMIZATION –RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTTHIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE IHI’S TECHNOLOGY AND WAS BUILT INALBERTA, CA . IT WAS ASSEMBLED IN 5 DAYS

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BUILDING SHOWING THE REAR ENTRANCE

FIRST & SECOND FLOOR PLANS1 ST & 2 ND FLOOR PLANS

INSTALLATION OF THE GROUND FLOOR SLAB OVER THEFOUNDATIONS SITTING ON COMPACTED SOIL129

130• .Assembly of first curved wall for the staircase.THE ALIGNMENT AND THE SMOOTHNESS OF THE 12,000 PSIHIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE IS VERY VISIBLE.NO BRACING AND/OR SCAFFOLDING IS REQUIRED. ALLPANELS ARE UNIQUELY ARCHITECTURALLY ANDSTRUCTURALLY INTEGRATED TO EACH OTHER.

131INTERIOR VIEWS OF THE STAIRCASEAND SECOND FLOORTHIS SLIDE SHOWS THE CURVED PANELS THAT FORM PART OF THEBUILDING’S STAIRCASE. THIS BUILDING ELEMENT IS MADE OF 6 PANELSCONNECTED TO EACH OTHER WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A 6 STOREYBUILDING. FIBRE CONCRETE FLASHING WILL BE USED OVER THE PEEL ANDSTICK RUBBER MEMBRANE TO FINISH NICELY ALL CORNER EDGES WHILEMAINTAINING ALL THERMAL BREAKS.

DESIGN OF A HOME IN PENTICTON, BC – IT WAS BUILT ON A HILLY SITE AND ASSEMBLEDIN JUST ONE WEEK

PHOTOS OF THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS WITH THE IHI SYSTEM

THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE ASSEMBLED HOME STRUCTURE

DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR A HOME IN FRANCE

DESIGN OF 40’ LONG MOBILE HOMES, INSULATED, MAINTENANCE-PROOF, SAFE,AND RESIST 300 MPH WIND FORCES.

DESIGN OF A 3 TOWER RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN SURREY BC. UTILIZING AN ADVANCED STRUCTURALSYSTEM DEVELOPED BY IHI’S STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS.

OPTIMA PROJECT STRATEGIC LOCATION IN THE HEART OF SURREY CENTRALNEW SURREY CITY HALL EXPECTED TO BECOMPLETED IN 2013

OPTION 2: OPTIMA TWIN TOWERS39 Storey Residential Towerswith Commercial Area on thefirst 2 levels140

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN AND 3D VIEW

TYPICAL FLOOR ISOMETRIC VIEW AND SECTION

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF THE TYPICAL ODD AND EVEN FLOOR LEVELS WITH ENLARGEDVIEW OF ONE OF THE CORNERS

View from the South-West corner showing the Main Entrance to the South Tower and Shopping Mall

VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF A TYPICAL 2 BEDROOM CORNER UNIT IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.

Corner view showing some exterior walls covered with dark polished granite andhard wood underneath the balconies’ slabs

Another view inside the interior courtyard showing outdoor dining for food court inside the mall andpatios of other restaurants

THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE ADVANCED IHI STRUCTURALSYSTEM THAT WILL BE USED TO BUILD THESE TOWERSCONNECTING THE PANELS EVERY 5 LEVELS AS STRUCTURALTRUSSES ( FLOORS AND WALLS) EACH SUPPORTING 4 FLOORS. THETRUSSES ARE CARRIED BY SHEAR WALLS UTILIZING THE SAMESTRUCTURAL SYSTEM.

DESIGN COMPETITION FOR A COMPLEX OF LOW COST HOUSING UNITS IN SAUDI ARABIA

DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR HOMES BUILT IN HIGH RISK FLOOD AREAS , IN THIS CASE THE DESIGNPROPOSAL WAS MADE FOR NEW ORLEANS AFTER THE KATRINA DISASTER. THE LIVING SPACE ISELEVATED THREE METERS FROM THE GROUND LEVEL THAT CAN BE USED AS COVERED PARKING ANDPLAYGROUND.

DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR A 120 M2 HOME IN GERMANY

AFFORDABLE HOUSING – 80 M2 HOME

DESIGN OF A COMPACT 2 BEDROOM HOME WITH A SMALL COURTYARD

DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN GERMANY

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNDESIGN PROPOSAL FOR A N OFFICE BUILDING /MANUFACTURING FACILITY.

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FORAN APARTMENT BUILDINGIN LEBANON

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR COMPACT FLOATING HOMES IN VANCOUVER, BC. THE FLAGS ARE MARINE SIGNALSREPRESENTING LETTERS THAT ALTOGETHER READ THE NAME OF THE MARINA “ M O S Q U I T O”

PARTICIPATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “ MIGRATIONS & MOBILITY “ ORGANIZED BYTHE UNIVERSAL ACADEMY OF CULTURES AT UNESCO HEADQUARTERS IN PARIS – THE PAPERSPRESENTED WERE PUBLISHED (INCLUDING MY DISSERTATION) AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS WAS MYFRIEND UMBERTO ECO. I SPOKE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SOLUTIONS FORURBAN SETTLEMENT DESIGN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.