Past and Present - Bernard Khoury
Bernard Khoury is an internationally acclaimed Lebanese architect and co-founder of the Arab Center for Architecture. He started an independent practice, DW5, in 1993, which has developed a global reputation and a diverse portfolio of projects in Lebanon and around the world.
Bernard was a visiting professor at several design and architecture schools, including the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and L’École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. He has lectured and exhibited his work in over 120 academic institutions in Europe and the U.S. including a solo show of his work given by the International Forum for Contemporary Architecture at the Aedes gallery in Berlin.
Bernard was the architect and co-curator of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national pavilion at the Venice Biennale's 14th International Architecture Exhibition in 2014. He was awarded the honorable mention of the Borromini Prize by the municipality of Rome in 2001, the Architecture + Award in 2004, the CNBC Award in 2008, and has been nominated for numerous other prestigious awards and prizes.
Bernard studied architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design and earned a Masters in Architectural Studies from Harvard University.