Hanna Salameh

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Hanna Salameh
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationArchitect
AwardsTop 45 Most Influential Architects in the Middle East
PracticeHanna Salameh Design
Websitehannasalameh.com

Hanna Salameh (Arabic: حنا سلامة) is a Jordanian architect, designer and artist. He was ranked amongst the top 45 most influential architects of the Middle East in 2018.[1][2] A sustainability enthusiast and activist, he is the founder and design director at his architecture and interior design firm, Hanna Salameh Design, HSD, based in Amman, Jordan, that designs highly-efficient green projects internationally.[3][2]

Salameh gained recognition in Jordan and the Middle East through project proposals presented as “vision” videos.[4][5][6][7][8]

Architectural firm[edit]

In 2012, Salameh founded his design and architecture firm, Hanna Salameh Design, HSD, that focuses on developing sustainable projects and conducting independent research.[3][9] According to the firm's portfolio, it has done work in the fields of Hospitality, Healthcare, Education, Residential, Office and Retail design, in various parts of the world including the Middle East, Europe, Canada and Africa.[10][4]

Salameh espoused the firm with an emphasis on developing a new perspective on modern architecture into the firm, "focusing on designs that are both relevant and specific to their culture and context".[11][10] Moreover, HSD's work focuses on sustainable design, attempting to construct efficient buildings that are passively green, healthy and environmentally friendly.[12][13][14][15][2]

Visions[edit]

Jordan Gate Park[edit]

The first Vision by Hanna Salameh, which gained substantial media attention and was picked up by several outlets including The Guardian.[16] Salameh proposed a different take on the Jordan Gate Towers project that had been on hold for many years.[10][4] HSD's main proposal suggests using the towers for vertical farming, with several other proposals including producing clean energy via solar panels and wind turbines.[17][3][7][18][19][8][20]

Diamond Jubilee Crown[edit]

Second Vision, HSD's concept of ‘Live Zones’ proposes an entirely new way to think of public structures. For the Diamond Jubilee Bridge in London, incorporating Live Zones provides a solution to an urgent problem, allowing the bridge to pay for itself without using any taxpayer money.[1]

Hijaz Railway Park[edit]

Third Vision, HSD proposed to implement photovoltaic panels that would produce the energy required to run the tram, and investment in the park in way that would provide job opportunities, foster entrepreneurship and encourage public participation.[5][21][20]

Green awareness and teaching[edit]

  • Outside of HSD, Salameh hosts lectures at McGill, as well as universities, schools and general public in Jordan, on sustainable design.[22][23][24]
  • Edraak Course Designer's Eye.[25]
  • Salameh also hosted May o Taqa o Frata, an online web-series produced by Aramram.com. The series shows him traveling to houses around the Kingdom of Jordan, assessing the house's performance from a sustainability perspective, and making renovations which save energy, water and money.[26][6][15]

Filmmaking and theatre[edit]

Salameh has directed and starred in multiple productions, both onstage and on camera including "Oliver!" in Arabic, My Fair Lady and has also directed three short films titled Black Ribbon, RFR and Traffic Life.[27][28][29][30]

Education[edit]

He completed both his Bachelors of Science in Architecture and Masters in Architecture degrees at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.[31][1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "McGill University".
  2. ^ a b c "Middle East Architect".
  3. ^ a b c "Jordanian architect Hanna Salameh to eco-fix Jordan's faulty towers - Green Prophet". 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  4. ^ a b c "Middle East Architect".
  5. ^ a b "Jordan's century-old Hijaz Railway may return as a public park - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  6. ^ a b "Meet the architect creating green buildings in Jordan's capital city". Topics. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  7. ^ a b Staton, Bethan (2016-05-11). "One small step for Amman: could a viral video shake up Jordan's stifled capital?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  8. ^ a b "Resurrecting Jordan Gate". Venture Magazine. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  9. ^ "Hanna Salameh". worldarchitecture.org. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  10. ^ a b c "Commercial Interior Design".
  11. ^ AlSharif, Kamel (August 27, 2017). "Hanna Salameh's Jordan Gate Park 1 Year Later". Roya News.
  12. ^ AlSammarae, Rima (August 21, 2017). "Hanna Salameh: the Jordanian architect who's giving Amman back to its people". DesignMENA.
  13. ^ "Resurrecting Jordan Gate". Venture Magazine. August 11, 2016.
  14. ^ "Jordan Gate: Amman's biggest blight re-imagined as its greenest asset!". Al Bawaba. May 1, 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Hanna Salameh: Hiring Architects Requires a Special Process - Bayt.com Blog". Bayt.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  16. ^ Staton, Bethan (May 11, 2016). "One small step for Amman: could a viral video shake up Jordan's stifled capital?". The Guardian.
  17. ^ "Radical design gives Amman a shared vision". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  18. ^ "Hanna Salameh's Jordan Gate Park 1 Year Later". en.royanews.tv. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  19. ^ "أردني يحول أضخم مشروع اقتصادي فاشل إلى صديق للبيئة (فيديو)". www.eremnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  20. ^ a b "Architect designs sustainable solutions to environmental issues". Jordan News. May 11, 2021.
  21. ^ "À Amman, un architecte veut réanimer l'ancienne ligne ferroviaire qui reliait Damas à Médine". Middle East Eye édition française (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  22. ^ "Hanna Salameh's Jordan Gate Park 1 Year Later". Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  23. ^ "PSUT University" (PDF).
  24. ^ "TEDxPSUT | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  25. ^ "Edraak: Online Courses in Arabic". www.edraak.org. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  26. ^ May o Taqa o Frata. "Aramram.com". Aramram.com.
  27. ^ "Hanna Salameh on Vimeo". Vimeo.
  28. ^ Lemon, Jason (August 28, 2015). "Arabic version of West End musical 'Oliver!' to launch in Amman". Stepfeed.
  29. ^ "My Fair Lady". 7iber. September 20, 2014.
  30. ^ Eagar, Charlotte (October 2, 2015). "The first Arabic production of 'Oliver!'". Financial Times.
  31. ^ "Hanna Salameh Linkedin Page" – via Linkedin.

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