Yassi Gabbay is the founder of Gabbay Architects.

Yassi received a masters from the University of Tehran with awards and honors, and a Ph.D from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He founded Gabbay Architects and then TASMA Consulting Architects in Iran and developed it into one of the leading architecture firms of the country, employing an international team of sixty-five people.

Prior to the 1979 Revolution in Iran, Yassi Gabbay was decorated twice for his design work. The most notable was the design and competition award of the Shah Abbas Hotel Complex in Isfahan, the most prestigious in the Middle East. He established himself by introducing contemporary design and details to the traditional landscape of Isfahan and blending his innovative vision with traditional craftsmanship. Gabbay gained recognition for the design of the Guilan University Campus, which remained incomplete when he left the country.

Yassi Gabbay further cultivated his design portfolio with the launch of Gabbay Architects in Beverly Hills, California, where he has been awarded twice by the City’s Architectural Commission during his practice. He oversees the studio's efforts from programming through construction, acting as project designer on a selected basis.

EDUCATION:

• University of Tehran (awards & honors)
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Ph.D. in Architecture

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

• Gellis et Culombeau: Director of Design
  Paris, France.
• Gabbay Architects: Principal
  Tehran, Iran
• TASMA Consulting Architects: Principal
  Tehran, Iran
• Heinle, Wischer Und Partner: J.V. Partner
  Stuttgart, Germany
• Le Sopha Group: Director of Design
  Los Angeles, CA

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Architectural Design Award, 1995, City of Beverly Hills, CA
• Architectural Design Award, 1993, City of Beverly Hills, CA
• Agha-Khan Award for Architecture, (Nominee), 1980 - Shah Abbas Hotel- Isfahan
• First National Award, 1971 - Shah Abbas Place Competition - Isfahan
• Architectural Award, Ministry of Urbanism  Tehran, Iran
• Graduation Award "Top First Student,"
• University of Tehran
• Decorated by Shah of Iran
• Decorated by Prime Minister of Iran

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

• “Esther’s Children” (H. Sarshar) Co-Author . Gabbay’s Design and Renovation of Esther’s Tomb in Iran
• “Cijoh” - seminar of Iranian Jewish History. Speaker, Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles

Hamid Gabbay obtained his Ph.D at the Faculty of Architecture in The University of Florence, Italy.   After serving a short tenure as assistant professor in Florence, Hamid returned to Iran to practice architecture. 

Upon his return, Hamid was recruited as Professor of Basic Design in the Fine Arts faculty at the University of Teheran.  Meanwhile, as a principal of Gabbay Architects, he was involved in the design of projects for both the private and public sector. Due to the political and religious upheaval in Iran, Hamid immigrated with his family to Beverly Hills, California in 1978.

Hamid’s career in architecture has flourished in the United States.  As a principal of Gabbay Architects, he continues to be active in the design and planning of both commercial and custom residential projects.  Additionally, he is intensively involved in the community, having chaired the Beverly Hills Planning Commission, Fine Art Commission and the Design Review Commission

EDUCATION:

• University of Florence, Italy Faculty of Architecture Ph.D. in Architecture, 1971

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

• Vito Cetta and Associates: Principal
  Santa Monica, CA.
• Gabbay Architects: Principal
  Tehran, Iran
• Fernando Savioli: Design
  Florence, Italy

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Certificate of Appreciation, 1988, 1989, 1990
  City Beverly Hills, CA.
• Certificate of Appreciation, 1989, 1990
  Beverly Hills Board of Education
• Certificate of Excellence, 1990
  Beverly Hills Board of Education
• Certificate of Appreciation, 1991
  Beverly Hills Education Foundation
• Architectural Commission Award, 1993

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:

• Chairman
  Design Review Commission
  City of Beverly Hills
• Former Chairman
  Beverly Hills Fine Art Commission
  City of Beverly Hills
• Former Chairman
  Planning Commission
  City of Beverly Hills
• Former Chairman
  R-1 Commission
  City of Beverly Hills
• Board Member
  Nessah Synagogue
  Beverly Hills, CA.
• Former Member
  ORT Executive Committee
  Los Angeles, CA.
• Former Professor of Design
  Fine Arts Faculty
  Tehran University, Iran
• Former Assistant Professor
  Faculty of Architecture
  Florence, Italy

• Parametro, Italian Architectural Magazine
• House Design and Solar Energy, 1979
• Nikkei, Japanese Magazine
• Houses in Beverly Hills, 1993
• Shofar, California Jewish Monthly
• Achievements of G.A. as a Success Story