Founder

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Karim Saleh

is a Lebanese-Palestinian architect born in Beirut, and based in Paris.

Before founding HARARA, Saleh practiced with BRUTHER architects, a french studio known for its exploration of lightness, temporality, and flexibility in architecture. Under the guidance of Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, he gained experience across various architectural typologies, working on projects ranging from large-scale housing developments to ephemeral light structures.

Prior to moving to Paris, Saleh practiced in Los Angeles with Morphosis Architects, under Pritzker Prize laureate Thom Mayne. In this role, he contributed as a project designer on significant institutional and commercial projects, including the Yangtze River International Conference Center in China and several large master plans in the Middle East.

Saleh earned his graduate degree at the Harvard Garduate School of Design and his bachelor’s at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. During his studies, he received the Blythe & Thom Mayne Thesis Prize for his undergraduate thesis and was awarded the Alpha Rho Chi Medal. His work has been exhibited at ARTERA, the Harvard Art Festival, A+D Museum, and various SCI-Arc annual spring shows.

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