Noted architect N.M. Salim passes away

Noted architect N.M. Salim, 77, who designed major commercial and public buildings in Keralam and outside the State, passed away here on Monday morning.

He had been undergoing treatment following a stroke. Mr. Salim breathed his last at Baby Memorial Hospital around 1.30 a.m. He was the founder of Kozhikkode-based N.M. Salim Associates.

Mr. Salim was active in the architecture field for over five decades, playing a key role in transforming the face of urban centres in Keralam and other South Indian States.

The buildings he designed include Hotel Le Méridien, Kochi, Lulu Convention Centre, Thrissur, Kozhikode Central Library, Dhanlaxmi Bank Headquarters, Thrissur, Port Blair Airport, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,

Cyberpark Kozhikode, Cyberpark Kannur, Bearys Global Research Triangle, Bengaluru, Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, Mar Sleeva Medicity, Pala, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvalla, and Lakeshore Hospital Kochi.

He was born to the late Mohammad Ali and Amina Beevi from Nikarath, Pattannakkad, Alappuzha.

Mr.Salim is survived by his Sherin Salim and children Adil Salim, Adeep Salim, and Suhana Salim. The body will be kept for public viewing at the 'Nikarath' house on the Kozhikode Mini Bypass from 10 a.m. The final rites willve performed at the Kannanparamba burial ground near Kozhikode South Beach.