Hashim Sarkis was appointed Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning  at MIT in January of 2015.
Prior to that he was at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) as The Aga Khan Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism.
In addition to his academic work, Dean Sarkis is principal architect in the Cambridge and Beirut based firm, Hashim Sarkis Studios, founded in 1998.

Dean Sarkis has received many awards and honors including the Venice Architecture Biennale, US Pavilion featuring Byblos Town Hall, Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre, and the Balloon Landing Park (June-November 2014).

Sarkis is the author of many articles and books that have filled important gaps in the history of modern architecture and urban design. These include Circa 1958: Lebanon in the Pictures and Plans of Constantinos Doxiadis, and the edited books CASE: Le Corbusier’s Venice Hospital.

Dean Sarkis has a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University GSD.