hani rashid / asymptote interview

hani rashid / asymptote interview



hani rashid was born in cairo, egypt in 1958 to a british mother
and egyptian father and raised in england and canada
(by the way - hani is the brother of karim rashid).
he received his bachelor of architecture degree in 1983
from carleton university in ottawa, canada and a masters of
architecture degree in 1985 from the cranbrook academy of
art in the usa.
in 1988 he co-founded with partner lise anne couture (*1959),
asymptote, architectural design and research practice,
based in new york.

 

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