Hafidh al-Droubi
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Job / Known for: Modernizing Iraqi architecture and urbanism
Left traces: monuments across Iraq
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Date: 1914
Location: IQ Baghdad
Died
Date: 1991 (aged 77)
Resting place: IQ Baghdad, Baghdad
Death Cause: Old age
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Parent(s): Kamil Chadirji (father)
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Hafidh al-Droubi was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1914. He was a descendant of a prominent political family that played a central role in Iraq's independence and democracy. His father, Kamil Chadirji, was the founder and president of the National Democratic Party. He studied engineering at the University of Liverpool and architecture at the University of London. He returned to Baghdad in 1952 and started his architectural practice. He designed more than 100 buildings and monuments across Iraq, ranging from residential, commercial, institutional, and cultural projects. He was influenced by the modernist movement, but also sought to integrate the regional and historical characteristics of Iraqi architecture. He called his approach "international regionalism", which aimed to create an architecture that was both contemporary and rooted in the local context. He also experimented with different materials, techniques, and forms, such as concrete, brick, arches, and domes. He was a founding member of the Society of the Friends of Art, the first official artist collective in Iraq. He also founded the Impressionist Group, which encouraged artists to experiment with a variety of different styles. He was among the first group of teachers at the Baghdad College of Fine Arts, and went on to become Dean of the Iraqi Fine Arts Academy. As an art educator, he was not committed to any particular style or genre, but rather encouraged his students to experiment with a variety of different styles. He wrote several books and articles on architecture, urbanism, and culture, such as Concepts and Influences: Towards a Regionalized International Architecture, The Changing Rural Habitat, and The Architecture of Iraq in the Third Millennium. He also documented the traditional and modern buildings of Iraq through his photographs, which he collected in his archive. He received several awards and honors for his work, such as the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Iraqi Order of Merit, and the Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He died in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1991, at the age of 77. He is regarded as one of the most influential Iraqi architects and urbanists of the 20th century.
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