Dr. Hisham N. Ashkouri, AIA,
President and Founder of ARCADD, Inc.

Dr. Ashkouri graduated with honors in 1970 with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree and continued for his Masters of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania under the late Louis I. Kahn in 1973. He further completed his Urban Design studies at Harvard University and M.I.T. with Masters in Urban Design. Dr. Ashkouri completed his Doctoral work in the field of Ergonomics at Tufts University in 1983.

Dr. Ashkouri established ARCADD, Inc. in 1986 in the field of new Computer Technology and Design where he instructed classes of professional architects in CADD systems and Architecture through latest technology applications. ARCADD has since completed over 750 design projects ranging from $220,000 to $165,000,000 for the U.S. Federal Government, State of Massachusetts, local cities and towns and other international clients.

The highlights of Dr. Ashkouri's projects include the completion of eight international and U.S.A. design competitions including Abu Dhabi Library and Cultural Center and the 1st Park for the Handicapped in the U.S.A. in the New York World's Fairgrounds as well as the design of Kansai-Khan Library, in Tokyo, Japan.

Currently Dr. Ashkouri has been designing South Portland City Hall ($12 M), Framingham Town Hall ($49.5 M), and Cold Spring Green, a high-end sustainable residential project in Newton, MA.