Besim H. Hakim

Submitted: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 22:52:41 -0700 (MST)

Besim S. Hakim,AIA,AICP
Independent Scholar and Consultant
Former Professor of Architecture & Urban Design
1832 Field Dr. NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112
USA

Phones:  (505)298-4711
Fax:     (505)298-4711
Email:   arcan@sprynet.com

Urbanism of traditional cities in Islamic cultures. The influence of 
customary laws on the design and planning of traditional Greek towns. 
Codes in contemporary urbanization of cities in the US and Middle East. 

Country expertise in North Africa (Tunisia,Morocco), Arabian Peninsula
(Saudi Arabia, Bahrain,UAE), Iraq, and Jordan. 

Author of ARABIC-ISLAMIC CITIES : Building & Planning Principles, KPI,
London, and Columbia University Press, New York, 1986. Paperback Edition
forthcoming.