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Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil
b. 1943 August 7
Egypt

Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil graduated from Ain-Shams University in Cairo, where, from 1965 to 1970, he lectured in the Department of Architecture. El-Wakil has acknowledged the importance of Hassan Fathy to his design development. Since 1971 El-Wakil has been in private practice as an architect.

(Source: Architecture and Community: Building in the Islamic World Today. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Millerton, NY: Aperture. 1983.)

Associated Sites

Al-Sulaiman Palace
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Datsun Complex
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Hamdy Residence
Giza, Egypt
Miqat Mosque Complex
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Ruwais Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Sulaiman Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Harithy Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Binladen Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
King Saud Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Azizeyah Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
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Documents

Traditional Architecture Finds a Royal Patron, Part II
magazine article
Traditional Architecture Finds a Royal Patron, Part I
magazine article
Halawa House
book section
On Creativity, Imagination, and the Design Process
book section
Corniche Mosque
book section
An Island Mosque in Jeddah
magazine article
Profile: El-Wakil
magazine article
Corniche Mosque Drawings
drawing(s)
Photographs of Corniche Mosque
photographs
Photographs of Halawa House
photographs
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Additional Names

Abdelwahed El-Wakil
Variant
عبد الواحد الوكيل
Original

Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil

b. 1943 August 7
Egypt
Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil graduated from Ain-Shams University in Cairo, where, from 1965 to 1970, he lectured in the Department of Architecture. El-Wakil has acknowledged the importance of Hassan Fathy to his design development. Since 1971 El-Wakil has been in private practice as an architect.

(Source: Architecture and Community: Building in the Islamic World Today. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Millerton, NY: Aperture. 1983.)

Associated Sites

Al-Sulaiman Palace
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Datsun Complex
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Hamdy Residence
Giza, Egypt
Miqat Mosque Complex
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Ruwais Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Sulaiman Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Harithy Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Binladen Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
King Saud Mosque
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
View all 10

Documents

Traditional Architecture Finds a Royal Patron, Part II
magazine article
Traditional Architecture Finds a Royal Patron, Part I
magazine article
Halawa House
book section
On Creativity, Imagination, and the Design Process
book section
Corniche Mosque
book section
An Island Mosque in Jeddah
magazine article
Profile: El-Wakil
magazine article
Corniche Mosque Drawings
drawing(s)
Photographs of Corniche Mosque
photographs
View all 10

Images & Videos

Middle Ground / Middle East: Religious Sites in Urban Contexts, part 5 of 5 (low resolution)
MP4
IAA695033
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Middle Ground / Middle East: Religious Sites in Urban Contexts, part 5 of 5 (high resolution)
MOV

Additional Names

Abdelwahed El-Wakil
Variant
عبد الواحد الوكيل
Original