Wael Samhouri

''Wael Samhouri وائل السمهوري'' (born ''1958'' in Damascus) is a Syrian-Palestinian architect and professor of Architecture and Urban Design. He is currently the chairman of the Department of Theory & History of Architecture in Damascus University, and was previously the founding chairman of two other private architecture departments. His architectural practice (''Wael Samhouri Architecture & Urban Design)'' (first founded in 1992) in Syria, has produced award-winning designs. His research and writing interest is currently in sacred architecture and its representation in the modern world and the philosophy of post-war reconstruction architecture. Provided by Wikipedia