DADA ASSOCIATES - Key Persons

The eldest of the Dada brothers, Adib inherited his father's passion for architecture, adding to it his commitment towards the environment. A US-trained architect, Adib Dada also studied living systems and biomimicry applied to design and technology. In 2010, he founded TheOtherDada in Beirut to design sustainable architecture projects with the lowest carbon footprint possible and to launch major environmental projects. He is heavily involved in Beirut's artistic community as well as in the city's ecological issues through the creation of urban forests.

A mechanical engineer by training and currently based in London, Karim Dada combines mathematical logic with an artistic sensibility. He shares his brother Adib's passion for environmental issues and biomimicry applied to architecture and design as he explores the ways in which nature's engineering can reveal different creativity routes. As an associate at Nabil Dada Interior Architects, Karim Dada brings to the family agency his full control of creative tools and numerical calculations. He designs ecosystems in which all the elements are interconnected, from architecture to energy, all while maintaining a holistic view of the projects.

Nabil Dada has, quite naturally, passed on to his sons Adib, Karim and Tarek his passion for art, design, knowledge and innovation. All three have become architects and engineers, and have graduated from the best schools. They all share the same artistic sense and work ethics. The eldest, Adib Dada, is an architect involved in ecological transition. He develops the agency's architecture projects and is responsible for commissioning works of art; all this while managing his own advisory studio, TheOtherDada. Karim Dada is a mechanical engineer by training, specialized in architectural design and energy issues. He supports the family business in its technological development and integrates his scientific expertise in every project. After training in state-of-the-art architecture in Spain and the United States, Tarek Dada has joined the team as an interior architect. He is also in charge of creating bespoke furniture. In their capacity as experts and associates at Nabil Dada Interior Architects, Adib, Karim and Tarek Dada endeavor to sustain the artistic vision defined by their father during the course of his 50-year career. Their respective skills allow them to adapt the agency's processes to contemporary issues and to improve its creative ability. From construction to interior architecture, as well as energy optimization, selection of works of art and furniture design, Nabil Dada Interior Architects offers a portfolio of services that allow its clients to have the most integral and holistic spaces possible. Nabil Dada has always been human-centric, with a focus on dialogue, in order to design the most relevant concepts for his clients, in terms of shape and use. Liberated from trends, the agency advocates a philosophy based on discretion, luxury and timelessness. For the Dadas, luxury lives, first and foremost, in accurate proportions, fluid circulations, subtle lighting, rare materials and the sense of well-being. Varying between the purest form of classicism and the most forward-looking contemporary designs, Nabil Dada infallibly transverses styles and eras with elegance and poise. He grew up in Beirut within a family of fashion professionals and possesses a rare talent that enables him to merge the most diverse esthetics. Nabil is well-known for his expert eye and his unique drawing skills. He has always created projects from A to Z, paying attention to every detail and considering each of his spaces as a piece of jewelry, all drawn by hand.

The youngest of the family, after many years in Spain and the United States, Tarek Dada joined his parents in Beirut at the head of the family business where he learned and trained in state-of-the-art architecture. Alongside his father, Tarek now leads the agency's interior architecture project division and ensures that its core values of discretion, luxury and timelessness are respected. Following his father's example, Tarek Dada has a passion for design and collectable furniture - be it an 18 th-century classic or something strikingly contemporary.