Hashim Sarkis

Hashim Sarkis became Dean of MIT's School of Architecture and Planning in 2015 and was named the Elizabeth and James Killian (1926) Professor in 2025. Previously, he was the Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism at Harvard's Graduate School of Design.

Alongside his academic work, he leads Hashim Sarkis Studios, founded in 1998 with offices in Cambridge and Beirut. The practice works on housing, institutional buildings and urban planning. His research and publications address modern architecture and urban design, including studies of Constantinos Doxiadis, Le Corbusier's Venice Hospital and Josep Lluís Sert.

Sarkis holds degrees in architecture and fine arts from Rhode Island School of Design, and a Master of Architecture and PhD from Harvard. He helped establish the Arab Center for Architecture and Plan B, an institute for urban design studies in Lebanon and the Middle East.