Michel Abboud

Michel Abboud
Born (1977-12-21)December 21, 1977
Beirut, Lebanon
Alma mater Columbia University , GSAPP, New York
Occupation Architect
Website www.soma.us
Buildings Park51, 50 Lispenard Lofts, Bobo, One at Palm, Unilux, Amchit Bay

Michel Abboud is a Lebanese born architect. He heads the architectural practice SOMA Architects, which he established in 2004 in New York City.

Michel Abboud studied at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture and Planning. He is renowned worldwide for his avant-garde portfolio, and has a reputation for projects that combine design aesthetics and user-friendly functionality. Among others, Michel Abboud designed the highly controversial Park51 Islamic Cultural Center[1][2][3] infamously dubbed the Ground Zero Mosque, and unveiled its design in October 2010. His one-of-a-kind design for the center was shelved, however, in favor of 45 Park Place, a 665-foot condominium tower that will sit adjacent to Jean Nouvel-designed museum and public green space.

Career

Michel Abboud is founder of New York-based architecture and design firm SOMA Architects.[4] His international work, mainly in New York, Dubai, Qatar, Erbil, and Lebanon, covers projects across several industries, asset classes and uses.

Residential projects include 50 Lispenard Lofts, 93 Crosby and 45 Park Place, all in New York, as well as Dubai's One at Palm Jumeirah and Amchit Bay Beach Residences, a beach-side community under construction a short distance from Beirut.

Hospitality-related projects include the 560 7th Hotel and 322 Lafayette Hotel, both in New York, the Shaza Kempinski Hotel in Doha, Qatar, and the Yacht Club in Baku, Azerbaijan, amongst other large projects. Smaller work includes the award-winning Workshop Kitchen + Bar,[5] Tartinery,[6] Yazuzu, and Naya.[7] Commercial/mixed-use projects include Aura in Erbil[8] Gemini in Dubai, U.A.E., and the King Road Mall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Great examples of residential projects and developments are 50 Lispenard, luxury residential lofts in the TriBeCa neighborhood, and 93 Crosby lofts in the SoHo neighborhood[9] both located in New York.

Other projects include iconic landmarks such as the Aquadome, a reflective spherical construction hovering on the Caspian Sea at the foot of a 420-meter pier in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, as well as the Helix, a helicoidal windmill, also known as the Baku Tower of Winds. The most controversial of all projects remains Park51: The Islamic cultural center in New York.

Other Selected Projects in Lebanon Include

Awards

References

  1. ↑ World Trade Center Mosque and Community Center Design Unveiled Park51 Soma Architects Rendering - Gallery Page 3 – Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture,...
  2. ↑ On paper, N.Y. Islamic center looks secular - US news - Life - Faith | NBC News
  3. ↑ The Architect of the Ground Zero ‘Mosque’ is a Lebanese Christian | The New York Observer
  4. ↑ Interview with Soma Architects « DK Creatives Blog
  5. ↑ Workshop Kitchen & Bar, Palm Springs | We Heart; Lifestyle & Design Magazine
  6. ↑ Modern Restaurant Design : Tartinery Nolita by Michel Abboud | Home Design and Decor
  7. ↑ IDine® - Naya - Reviews, Hours, Menu, Map - New York, New York 10022
  8. ↑ Urban Lab Global Cities Post • Aura Erbil Animation | SOMA Architects Aura
  9. ↑ 93 Crosby Street Unit 5 Manhattan NY | Douglas Elliman
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