Antoine Younan is an Architect, Assistant professor in the Department of Architecture at the school of Architecture & Design. He joined USEK in 1992 as an Architecture Studio Instructor. He currently serves as coordinator of the Final Design Studio.

Following his Architecture degree at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, he pursued his studies and internships in several foreign institutions including architecture schools of Strasbourg in France and Laval University in Quebec. His professional career began at the Jean NOUVEL agency in Paris where he participated within the group in many international competitions. After returning to Lebanon, he founded YDESIGN and worked on large scale architecture and urban design projects in Lebanon, the gulf world, Africa and Europe. His Milestone project with his partner ACT is the city center of Yanbu Al-Sinayiah/ KSA and its 3 Key Buildings: The RCHQ Headquarters, The Cultural Center and the Civic center.

He is the winner of several Awards in Lebanon and the Near East like the Order of Engineers and Architects building in Bekaa, the Beirut Harbour’s passenger station (second price) , the Saudi economists’ association building and shortlisted in the Lebanese Architect Awards (LAA) 2017.

As an academician he has evolved in teaching architecture and research by participating in several projects and conferences in Lebanon and abroad into the framework of cooperation with European universities and the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA. He directed as a professor many winning student competition for Mimar Sinan prize, Isustain Award, Archiprix, and recently the St Gobain Multi comfort student contest.

The Mediterranean landscape and the identity of contemporary architecture in Lebanon are the basis of his reflection which encourages him to publish articles in architecture journals like the international manual of planning practice, ISOCARP, AIU, IGE, (1995). some of his projects are published in Design magazines and the Lebanese Architects (2013 edition) Universal publishers.

EDUCATION

• MA/MS in Architecture, USEK
• BA/BS in Architecture, USEK