Dr. Farid Younes earned his Diplome d’étude superieur (D.E.S) in Architecture at I.N.B.A. (Institut National des Beaux-Arts), Lebanon, in 1987. He pursued graduate studies in Environmental Design (Aménagement) in University of Montreal, Canada, and earned his Master Degree (M.Sc. A.) and his Ph.D. in 1997. In 1996, he taught at USEK (Université Saint Esprit, Kaslik) and BAU (Beirut Arab University) as a part time instructor in the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs. After being the Chairperson of the Architecture Department at Notre Dame University, Lebanon, from 1999 to 2005, currently, he is an Associate Professor since 2006. In his teaching (History, Theory, and Architectural Design) and researching (Philosophy and Sacred Architecture, mainly Maronite and Islamic), he is focusing on the re-questioning the ontological thought in Architecture in order to contribute in erecting its own epistemology. In addition to being a member of the Editorial Board in Palma Journal, since 2000, he has been requested to serve as a member of many national juries (Rifa’at Al Jaderji Award, Orders of Engineers & Architects, Beirut & Tripoli, Lebanese Universities and Municipalities).

Ph.D. in Environmental Design (Aménagement), University of Montreal, Canada, 1997.

Maitre en Science Appliqué, Environmental Design (Aménagement), University of Montreal, Canada, 1995.

D.E.S. in Architecture, Lebanese University, (I.N.B.A.), Lebanon, 1987.

Refereed Journal Articles

Younes, F. (2001) The 21st Century Paradigm. Palma, Research Journal. Vol.7, (1),
Beirut: Notre Dame University Press, pp. 121-128.

Conference Proceedings

Younes, F. (2006) Architecture, Theory and Construction in Architectural Education. Architectural Education in the Arab World, documents of the workshop held in Beirut on March 23-25, Beirut: The Organization of Arab Architects, pp: 123-127.

Younes. F. ed. (2000) The artistic contribution: symbols from the past and vision for the future. In The Memory of the Church and its futuristic vision concerning, art, culture and Public Interest Conference, Beirut: Notre Dame University Press. pp. 41-50.