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This talk, hosted by The Architecture Club, will explore Modern Architecture in Lebanon, its particularities, its fate, and why it is important to preserve it.

Dr. George Arbid of ACA will present the center's work for the past 12 years, following up with the actions taken after the blast.

To attend this event, follow this link.

 

Following the devastating Beirut Blast, some of the city's oldest and most vibrant neighbourhoods, like Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhael, were severly damaged.

Some 8,000 buildings have been impacted by the blast, including 640 historical buildings of which 60 are in danger of collapse.

In an event hosted by the World Monuments Fund, and moderated by its president and CEO, Bénédicte de Montlaur, Dr. George Arbid of ACA, along with architect and heritage preservation activist Mona Hallak and award-winning director, actress and activist Nadine Labaki will be having a discussion concerning Beirut's history and heritage and future models for protecting them.

The event will be free and open to the public.
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Event is now online here.

Photo courtesy of George Azar.
 

A public seminar will be held to talk about capacity-building and designing participatory approaches to preserve cultural heritage by the youth.

The seminar is presented by the (RE)CONTEXTUALISING CONTESTED HERITAGE PROJECT (funded by Research England GCRF) and the University of Leeds in collaboration with the Beirut Arab University.

Keynote speakers:

• Dr. Yasmine Makaron, Director of the Center of Conservation and Restoration at the Lebanese University.
• Dr. George Arbid

Discussion Panel:

• Architect Youssef Haidar, conservation of Beit Beirut
• Ms. Eva Ziedan, heritage and community development expert
• Ms. Joana Hammour, Save Beirut Heritage (NGO)
• Mr. Elie Saad, NAHNOO (NGO)
• Professor Mohammed Assem, BAU
• Dr. Eslam El Samahi, BAU

Contact n.mohareb@bau.edu.lb to join via Zoom
 

The Arab Center for Architecture worked with Medair on a project funded by the UNHCR to implement capacity building for NGOs concerning the post-blast rehabilitation.

The project consisted of several lectures and on-site investigation visits done by architects and relevant actors over the course of a year. The project also engendered a list of resources including relevant heritage craftsmen and artisans, as well as materials and agent sources.

The lectures for NGOs were:

• Beirut Architecture, 1860-1930, given by Jean Yasmine and Michel Daoud
• Beirut Architecture, 1930-1970, given by George Arbid
  • The lectures attempted to reveal similarities and particularities of kinds, urban forms, neighborhoods, recurring models, and monuments in the corpus of heritage structures. They took a theoretical as well as a practical approach to heritage and building restoration.
• From Public to Common Space, given by Charbel Maskineh
  • The lecture sought to promote the identification of outdoor spaces as not just places to travel through but also places to live, with distinct features that define their identity.

Nine on-site investigations visits were also given by: Kamel Abboud, Sanaa Abdallah, Naji Assi, Michel Daoud, Mona Hallak, Grace Hanna, Charbel Maskineh, Sandra Richani, Grace Rihane, Ghina Sabalbal, Jean Yasmine, Hala Younes.

The visits explored Qobeyat, Geitawi, Nabaa, Mar Mkhayel, Bourj Hammoud, and Bachoura.

In collaboration with ACA, Banque Libano-Française raises awareness on Modern Architectural Heritage in Lebanon.

Every month we publish online a brief text and archival material on one building.

Follow the link to read more.

In collaboration with ACA, Banque Libano-Française raises awareness on Modern Architectural Heritage in Lebanon.

Every month we publish online a brief text and archival material on one building.

Follow the link to read more.
 

In collaboration with ACA, Banque Libano-Française raises awareness on Modern Architectural Heritage in Lebanon.

Every month we publish online a brief text and archival material on one building.

Follow the link to read more.