Wissam Jabr holds a B.A. (1986) from Harvard University and an M.A. (1990) from Columbia University. He worked at Renzo Piano Building Workshop, James Polsheck, Stephen Potters, and was a part of the winning team at Studio Asymptote working on the International Competition for the Monument for the City of Los Angeles. In 1994 Jabr returned to Beirut and established his own practice as BINA, which has carried out so far a number of projects in Lebanon and the region. Among his recent work in Lebanon is a Villa in Okaybeh, a project for the Ministry of Economy and Trade, and an Orphanage School.