Habib Ayrout

Habib Ayrout (1876 – 1956) was an Egyptian architect of Syrian descent.^[1] he participated in the planning and construction of Heliopolis (Cairo suburb).^[2]

Education

He was educated in Paris as an engineer-architect. His sons were Henry Habib Ayrout,^[3] a Jesuit priest, his other two sons Charles and Max Ayrout, were also architects practicing in Cairo.

References

1. Turrel, Denise (2003). Villes rattachées, villes reconfigurées, XVIe-XXe siècles actes du colloque de Tours. University of Tours. p. 345. ISBN 978-2-86906-170-5.
2. Ilbert, Robert (1981). Héliopolis Le Caire, 1905-1922 genèse d'une ville. Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique. p. 76. ISBN 978-2-222-02954-0.
3. Mitchell, Timothy (2002). Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-politics, Modernity. University of California Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-520-23262-4.