‘Raseef’: An Initiative to Transform Bliss Street

The AUB Neighborhood Initiative, in collaboration with PROCOL Lebanon and the Municipality of Beirut, launched the 'Raseef' initiative aimed at transforming parking spots on Bliss street to public spaces. The aim is to replace car parking spots with "inviting seating areas, planters, and a backgammon table", and by doing so "foster community engagement and beautify the cityscape". AUB shared few visuals of this initiative and while the seating areas look really nice, I am not…

The Mar Mikhael Piazza Project

The former intersection of Armenian & Pasteur streets will be transformed soon into a public space project named Mar Mikhael Piazza. Beirut Urban Lab, an AUB-based interdisciplinary research center is behind the project which was first envisioned by the late Habib Debs. Works kicked in 2021 but got delayed by infrastructure works, but construction resumed in 2023 and the project is expected to be completed by July 2023. The Mar Mikhael Piazza aims to make…
Architecture

Heritage Buildings of Beirut Placed on 2022 World’s Monuments Watch

2 years ago
The World Monument Fund has decided to place for this year the heritage buildings of Beirut and their surrounding on the 2022 World Monument Watch. This decision comes following the heavy damages that these houses ...
Architecture

A 3D Recreation Of The Egg Building in Beirut

2 years ago
The “Egg” building is one of Beirut’s most iconic landmarks. It was built in 1966 by Lebanese architect Joseph Philip Karam and was part of a multi-user complex including an egg-spaced shell and two high ...
Architecture

Aerial Shots of the New US Embassy Campus in Awkar

2 years ago
Aerial shots showing the massive new US embassy campus in Awkar have been circulating online in the past week. The new US Embassy in Lebanon will remain in Awkar and will be built over an ...
Architecture

Beirut House Awarded Best Interior Design at the AD Design Awards 2021

2 years ago
An Achrafieh apartment, designed Lebanese designer Marc Dibeh, has won the Best Interior Design trophy at the AD Design Awards 2021. The apartment was rebuilt after the Beirut Blast, and “serves as a metaphor for ...
Architecture

Henry Loussian’s Museum is Now Open!

2 years ago
Known as the keeper of Beirut’s past, Lebanese collector Henry Loussian has finally opened his Batroun house, his own Sistine Chapel, to the public. The announcement was made on Instagram where he invited people to ...
Architecture

Drone Footage of The Mokhtara palace

2 years ago
The Mokhtara Palace is one of the most prestigious and well preserved palaces in Lebanon. The 17th century mansion, which was destroyed in 1825 during struggles between the Druze sheikhs and Emir Bachir Shihab II, ...
Architecture

China’s Proposed New National Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon

2 years ago
China’s Embassy in Lebanon Consul Abou Wassim, yes that’s his Twitter handle, shared recently a rendered picture of the new building of the Higher National Institute of Music in Lebanon, stating that the construction and ...
Architecture

Discovering Lebanon’s Hidden Gems

3 years ago
From Bchara el-Khoury palace and the Rose house in Beirut, to Kfarmatta’s old mill and Bhamdoun’s synagogue, discover some of Lebanon’s hidden gems and architectural wonders through the lens of Clara Rayes. Clara is a ...
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