Pierre Fakhoury

{{short description|Lebanese/Ivorian architect|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Expand French|topic=bio|date=January 2021}}Pierre Fakhoury (born 1943 in Dabou) is a Lebanese/Ivorian architect.{{Cite web|url=https://www.corian.com/hotel-ivoire-architectural-design|title=Hôtel Ivoire Architectural Design|website=www.corian.com|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-19}} He graduated at the School of Architecture at Tournai, Belgium.

His notable work includes the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/15/yamoussoukro-notre-dame-de-la-paix-ivory-coast-worlds-largest-basilica-history-of-cities-in-50-buildings-day-37|title=Yamoussoukro's Notre-Dame de la Paix, the world's largest basilica - a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 37|date=2015-05-15|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2020-04-19}} The Palais du bord de mer of Gabon was designed by him.{{Cite journal |last=Frida Dahmani |last2=Michael Pauron |date=11 August 2015 |title=Palais africains : les architectes, ces créateurs de démesure |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/255296/politique/palais-africains-les-architectes-ces-createurs-de-demesure/ |journal=Jeune Afrique |language=fr |page= |issn=}}

Since 1983, Fakhoury has been involved in the relocation of the capital of Côte d'Ivoire from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sacred-destinations.com/ivory-coast/yamoussoukro-basilica-of-our-lady-of-peace|title=Basilica of Our Lady of Peace - Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast|website=www.sacred-destinations.com|access-date=2020-04-19}} His daughter in law, Cécile Fakhoury, is a gallery owner who opened three locations for her eponymous gallery in Abidjan, Dakar, and Paris.{{Cite web |title=French Gallerist Cecile Fakhoury On The Contemporary African Art Scene |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/yjeanmundelsalle/2022/06/26/french-gallerist-cecile-fakhoury-on-the-contemporary-african-art-scene/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Forbes |language=en}}