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News > Local Boston Globe Answering Afghanistan's call Architect returns to country he fled By Susan Chaityn Lebovits Susan Chaityn Lebovits | December 4, 2005 The gunshots rang out decades ago and far away from his new home in Waltham, but Najim Azadzoi still remembers them vividly. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/12/04/answering_afghanistans_call/ viewpoint ENR, Engineering News Record, RECONSTRUCTION Afghanistan is the Key to Rebuilding Iraq 05/02/2008 By Najim Azadzoi and D. Michael Hicks After five years of war, and ten previous years of economic sanctions, Iraq is devastated. The nation’s infrastructure is virtually non-existent, and more than three million Iraqis have fled their homes. As the world community embarks on a rebuilding effort, the complexities and challenges appear daunting. http://enr.construction.com/opinions/viewPoint/archives/080502.asp Society of Afghan Engineers Demolition of Statues in Afghanistan By Najim M. Azadzoi The Society of Afghan Engineers in the United States publicly joined worldwide condemnation of the demolition of pre-Islamic statues and monuments by the Taliban in Afghanistan. http://www.afghan-engineers.org/demolition_of_statues%20.html Perini Management Services, Inc. Perini’s unique history with U.S. Government sponsored construction projects and worldwide construction experience has led us to develop specialized expertise in the areas of Design/Build Construction, Secure Facilities, Rapid Response Construction Management Services, Remote Locations/Adverse Conditions Design/Build Design Coordinator, Ed Greco, Perini with Najim Azadzoi, President Azad Architects onsite in Afghanistan http://www.perini.com/pmsi/specialized.htm The Boston Globe Answering the call Afghan activist steps up to the microphone to help other women By Brian MacQuarrie, Reprinted from the Boston Globe 11/16/2001 CAMBRIDGE - ''She has a very good understanding of the situation. She is not biased. She is not politically linked to one party or the other,'' Azadzoi says. ''We really need someone of that character, especially among the women. http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2001/november/amiri2.html The Boston Globe For Afghan refugees, fears come rumbling back By Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff, 9/16/2001 About 40 Afghan families have been long established in Massachusetts, according to Najim Azadzoi, a Newton architect and leader of a Massachusetts group called the Afghan Community of New England. http://www.boston.com/news/packages/underattack/globe_stories/0916/For_Afghan_refugees_fears_come_rumbling_back+. shtml Wellesleyweek news museum exhibit explores racial issues searching for answers: 'muslims and sept. 11' calendar of on-campus events "Refugee Rights and Reconstruction in Afghanistan." Speakers: Najim Azadzoi, Society of Afghan Engineers; Connie Chow, Amnesty International; Westy Egmont, International Institute; Joung-ah Paul Ghedini, U.N. High Commission for Refugees; Ghulam Farooq Parwani, Dreams of Freedom Museum. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051. http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/WellesleyWeek/Archive/2003/ww032403.html Cry, the Beloved Country By James McCown Publication: Architecture Date: Friday, February 21 2003 "It was the most cosmopolitan of cities," recalls Afghanistan-born Najim Azadzoi, a Boston-based architect who has made several trips to the country at the invitation of the interim government. "It was a true meeting of East and West." Today the country's capital reels from a potent double legacy of Soviet totalitarianism and Islamic theocracy. Squatters occupy bombed-out buildings and use mud bricks to plug holes against winter's chill. In the city and surrounding villages, the detritus of war becomes building materials. A row of spent shells doubles as a makeshift cornice; two junked tanks form supports for a bridge. http://www.allbusiness.com/construction/4409569-1.html REBUILDING HOMES AND COMMUNITIES IN AFGHANISTAN an interactive presentation with: Lalith Lankatilleke UN-Habitat Chief Technical Advisor in Kabul Lalith Lankatilleke has been working several years on the rebuilding of Kabul, focusing on community involvement and shelter. Join us for a presentation and informal discussion... Stella Room, Monday, May 10 Najim M. Azadzoi,AIA. Azad Architects/ Designers and Planners http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/mitai-announce/attachments/20040507/fc739018/Afghanistantalk.pdf AREU Library Catalogue Contents: Afghanistan zwischen Wiederaufbau und innerem Zerfall. –[Vergleichende Statistiken von Afghanistan, Albanien, Bahrain, Bangladesh]– Afghanistan (Dictionary of Islamic Architecture).–Afghanistan : utopian upgrading? / Jolyon Leslie. – Kabul, Afghanistan / Zahra Breshna. – Rebuilding Afghanistan / Najim Azadzoi. http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0areu--00-0--0-10-0---0---0prompt-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-0 0&a=d&c=areu&cl=CL5.11&d=HASH01396db4ce412f6cc2079332 Newbury Court Retirement Community http://www.tsomides.com/news/downloads/NewburyCourt1.pdf |
Expatriates discuss rebuilding Afghanistan Sarah H. Wright, News Office February 27, 2002 Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., offered the Society of Afghan Engineers moral support and fund raising suggestions at an MIT conference on rebuilding Afghanistan on Feb. 8. "I think we had the right to go after Osama Bin Laden. But we caused great pain and destruction in Afghanistan. And having done what we did in Afghanistan for good reason, we have reason to undo it. We have a moral obligation. This time, we are not going to abandon Afghanistan again," Frank said to the professional group of 40 Afghan expatriates, including two alumni of the School of Architecture and Planning--Najim M. Azadzoi (S.M. 1984) and M. Rafi Samizay (M.A.A. 1974). |