Posted By
Najib
Oct 23, 2014 10:02
Lebanese Architect Hashim Sarkis, a prominent scholar of architecture and urbanism, has been named the new dean of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning , effective in January. Hashim has published works on architecture and urbanism in Lebanon, in addition to writing about leading 20th-century modernist architects. Some of his projects include the new town hall of Byblos in Lebanon, a housing project in Tyre and a park in downtown Beirut. This is quite an…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 21, 2014 09:12
Redrock will be located next to Faqra Club spread on a 300,000 sqm of land. Apparently there will be a working bio agricultural farm producing natural organic vegetables, fruits and naturally fed poultry for the benefit of residents. That's a pretty cool idea but I can imagine how pricey these chalets will be.
Architecture
10 years ago
The Issam Fares Institute For Public Policy and International Affairs was listed among the 9 best new university buildings around the world. The building was created by Zaha Hadid Architects and serves as an international ...
Architecture
10 years ago
Lebanese architect Amale Andraos has been appointed as the new dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning at Columbia University (GSAPP) in New York City and will assume the position on September ...
Architecture
10 years ago
The product launch and thirty second feature presentation is accessible on Adobe’s website [Here]. You can check out Domaine Public Architect’s projects [Here]. The American multinational computer software company has selected an architectural project design ...
Architecture
10 years ago
The above pictures were posted by Old Beirut and show the Sursock Museum back in the 1960s. The Nicolas Sursock Palace still looks the same today and an underground building that will feature a museum ...
Architecture
10 years ago
I am in love with this museum. I really hope its construction will be approved. GM architects will be the only group representing Lebanon at the Time Space Existence exhibition of the 2014 Venice Biennale. ...
Architecture
10 years ago
I was walking around DownTown Beirut when I spotted the Grand Hyatt construction site. I haven’t seen or heard about it before but based on what I’ve read, its construction was suspended due to the ...
Architecture
10 years ago
The American University of Beirut’s Charles Hostler Student Center was ranked among the 50 Most Impressive Environmentally Friendly University Buildings. I am not sure how recent this list is but a friend of mine shared ...
Architecture
10 years ago
The Grudge is an extremely narrow building standing on a mere 120-square-metre piece of land, that was built back in 1954 just to block the sea view for some residents. Apparently there was a quarrel ...
