Background
Hakim, Besim Selim was born on July 31, 1938 in Paris. Son of Selim D. and Meliha M. (Yamulki) Hakim. came to the United States, 1978.
researcher Architecture and urban design educator
Hakim, Besim Selim was born on July 31, 1938 in Paris. Son of Selim D. and Meliha M. (Yamulki) Hakim. came to the United States, 1978.
Bachelor of Architecture, Liverpool (England) University, 1962; Master of Architecture in Urban Design, Harvard University, 1971.
Assistant professor, Technology University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada, 1967-1974;
associate professor, Technology University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada, 1974-1980;
adjunct research professor, Technology University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada, 1980-1983;
adjunct associate professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1982-1983;
associate professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1984-1985;
associate professor College of Architecture and Planning, King Faisal U., Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 1985-1993. Independent scholar and consultant, since 1994. Visiting professor McGill University, Montreal, 1974, Technology Institute Architecture and Urbanism, Tunis, Tunisia, 1975, King Saud U., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1982, 87, 89, 92, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977.
Visiting scholarMIT, 1981, Cornell Univercity, 1995. Consultant to Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Architects and Engineers, Chicago, Keith Graham & Associations, Architects, Halifax, Nova Scotia and others. Architect, engineer King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1983-1984.
Lecturer in the United States, Canada, England, Japan, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Morocco.
Member American Institute of Architects, American Institute Certified Planners, American Planning Association, Association Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Middle East Studies Association North America, Halifax Board Trade (civic affairs committee).
Married Fatina S. Hijab, October 31, 1963 (divorced July 1983). Children: Omar, Lena, Sara. Married Mariam B. Bashayan, December 31, 1984.
1 child, Malak.
