Lebanese Hashim Sarkis Named Dean of School of Architecture and Planning at MIT

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…
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Zaha Hadid Architects’ AUB Issam Fares Institute Among The 9 Best New University Buildings Around The World

9 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 ...
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Lebanese Amale Andraos Appointed Dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture

9 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 ...
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Project By International Lebanese Firm “Domaine Public Architects” Chosen By Adobe For The Launch Of Photoshop CC 2014

9 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 ...
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Sursock Museum: Old Vs Present

9 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 ...
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The “Museum of Civilization” On Martyrs Square In Beirut By Lebanese Design Firm GM

9 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. ...
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Grand Hyatt Beirut Under Construction

9 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 ...
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AUB’s Charles Hostler Student Center Among The 50 Most Impressive Environmentally Friendly University Buildings

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 ...
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Cool Find By Sandra Rishani: The “Grudge” In Beirut’s Manara area

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 ...
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