Ashkouri has initiated several international developments mainly in Iraq and Afghanistan including the Baghdad Renaissance Plan, $13 billion,[1][non-primary source needed] the Tahrir Square Development, $860 million,[2] the Sindbad Hotel Complex and Conference Center, $35 billion,[citation needed] the City of Light Development, Kabul, $9.6 billion and the Afghan National Museum, Library and Cultural Center, $247 million, both for the reconstruction of Kabul.

He contributed to the Pediatrics floors of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,[4][non-primary source needed] and has also performed restoration and renovation work on many public and municipal buildings throughout New England.

While working for The Architects' Collaborative in 1974, Ashkouri led the urban planning and design effort for the conceptual plan for the expansion of the Capitol Center for the City of Tallahassee, FL, and in 1983 was the architect for the interior spaces, conference center, and guest rooms of the Westin Hotel at Copley Place in Boston, MA.

Other national competitions awarded were for the Baghdad City Hall, the College of Agriculture at Sulimaniyah, and the Ministry of Justice.

[7][non-primary source needed] He was also declared the winner of the design competition for the Baghdad Opera House, but that award was rescinded when the government of Iraq realized he was in the United States.