http://www.archileb.com Archileb is an independent resource and forum for critical reflection, debate and information exchange on architecture in and connected to Lebanon. Lebanese in focus but international and inter-disciplinary in scope, it presents architecture not just as a physical phenomenon but also as a socio-cultural artifact. en-us http://www.archileb.com/css/images/logo.gif http://www.archileb.com http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=754 The actual cybernetic design realm can happen only when the judgment point of view change from the final product to the process of creation itself. It is the 2013-05-23 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=753 RapidManufactory is the first 3D printing shop to open its doors in the Middle East. It is the rapid prototyping department of theBAKERY, a research and creation 2013-05-20 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=752 The 2013 Faith & Form / IFRAA International Awards Program for Religious Art and Architecture is now accepting project submissions, including those for student 2013-05-16 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=751 From: Michel Ecochard (1905-1985) To: Dr. Bilal Hamad, President of Beirut Municipality Dear Dr. Hamad: It is said that people die twice, once when their 2013-05-15 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=750 The reconstruction of Nahr el Bared is listed for this year’s Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of 2013-05-13 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=749 The Arab Center For Architecture (ACA) is pleased to invite you to the opening of its first exhibition “Modern Design and Architecture in the Arab World: The 2013-05-10 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=748 Le projet consiste en un simple volume, une forme géométrique pure, ce qui fait que l'impact du projet, sera minimal sur le terrain et respectueux de 2013-05-09 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=747 The School of Architecture & Design at the LAU and the Institute of Islamic Art and Architecture Invite you to a public lecture by Sahil al-Hiyari entitled 2013-05-08 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=746 The meeting kicked off with an introduction by the new MoHO project director at the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Ariane Langlois, followed by a brief 2013-05-07 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=745 Le Centre Culturel Français en collaboration avec l'Universitée Libanaise-Institut des Beaux-arts ont le plaisir de vous convier à la 2013-04-29 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=744 The dilapidated buildings which dot downtown Beirut are constant reminders of what existed before, what was destroyed during, and what has occurred since the civil 2013-04-26 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=743 City Debates is the yearly conference organized by the Masters in Urban Planning & Policy and Masters in Urban Design at the American University of Beirut. Started 2013-04-22 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=741 Conférence présentée par Youssef Haidar le 16 avril à 18h30 à la salle polyvalente de l'ALBA. Au cours de cette 2013-04-15 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=742 Post Design s.a.r.l. is hosting for the first time in Lebanon Luminarium Mirazozo and cordially invites you to visit and experience an outstanding cultural and 2013-04-15 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=740 Context in architecture has become a subject bloated with discussion and debate over the years. And, as a matter of fact, it has come to matter very little in its 2013-04-11 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=739 The creation 'Midleton Metamorphosis' was commissioned as a unique piece based on an adaptation of a private collection of empty Midleton whiskey boxes. The Irish 2013-04-08 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=738 TALK20 is not a lecture but a gathering, an informal exchange of ideas within and outside of the design community. It begins with a series of short presentations | 2013-04-03 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=737 Ixsir Winery was nominated by popular vote for the first annual Architizer A+ Award. It has been selected as one of the 87 winning projects between 2,000 projects 2013-04-02 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=736 Enfermé dans une immobilité partielle depuis 18 longues années, Nadim Haddad, architecte de formation, s’est lancé depuis 2 ans 2013-03-26 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=735 MZ Architects is delighted to announce that it has received the Masterplanning Award for the design of “The Valley City - Qatar” at this year’s 2013-03-21 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=734 THE AREEN ARCHITECTURE SERIES PRESENTS A LECTURE BY WILL ALSOP AT OLAYAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AUDITORIUM   Will Alsop is a world-renowned architect and 2013-03-18 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=733 With MIPIM 2013 (international real estate show for professionals) just around the corner, nominees of the nine categories of the MIPIM Awards are abuzz with 2013-03-15 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=732 The Taif accord of 1989 is best known for its signature accomplishment – bringing the Lebanese civil war to an official conclusion. However, the accord 2013-03-13 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=731 The Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut cordially invites to a public lecture entitled “Scenography  –Or 2013-03-12 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=730 Au pays du Cèdre, la création artistique s’est fortement développée au cours de ces dix dernières années. Arts 2013-03-11 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=729 The Arts and Design department of the American University of Science and Technology [AUST] Cordially invites you to this year’s edition of the AIP Lecture 2013-03-07 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=728 The last weekend of February saw Beirut play host to the "Beirut LEED Continuous Education Workshop". The event, the first of its kind in Lebanon, brought together 2013-03-06 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=727 Nostalgia, the bittersweet emotions provoked by recollecting cherished past events or places that can never be revisited, is a facet of adulthood. Derived from two 2013-03-05 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=726 «Dans la plupart des pays, le patrimoine est préservé pour des raisons esthétiques. En Palestine, la conservation de bâtiments et 2013-03-04 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=725 2013-03-01 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=724 L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence donnée 2013-02-28 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=723 The Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico, who has died of cancer aged 68, was arguably the best internationally known photographer of urban landscapes. From his 2013-02-27 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=722 Lebanese artist and graphic designer Mariam Yakan lives on “Zeroth Street,” a space located somewhere between her beloved “Lebonia” and her 2013-02-26 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=721 Ziad will talk about his experience recycling garbage and about how his engineering team, after four years of research, developed a new technology which transforms 2013-02-25 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=720 L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence donnée par 2013-02-21 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=719 Constituée en 1992 par la famille Boghossian, cette fondation privée s’est engagée à soutenir de nombreux projets 2013-02-20 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=718 "Restructuration écologique d’un bidonville et réadaptation aux changements climatiques" : tel était l’énoncé du 2013-02-19 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=717 Ayyam Gallery London invites you to “CAN CITIES DREAM?” : Nadim Karam [Lebanese Artist and Architect] in conversation with Edwin Heathcote 2013-02-18 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=716 The cars are parked in a line adjacent to Ottoman and French-style buildings in Beirut’s Martyrs Square. A tramway surrounds the square, and people walk 2013-02-13 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=715 Two adjacent factories in Alita, Gasa of Jbeil, will be converted into a museum of contemporary art. The competition is open to upper level students. 2013-02-12 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=714 Repenser et retravailler l’éclairage urbain de la capitale : l’étude du projet confié au bureau 4b-Architects Saïd Bitar est 2013-02-11 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=713 The residential development District//S in Beirut, Lebanon has been awarded the Francis Tibbalds Prize for best Practice Project at the UK's National Urban Design 2013-02-08 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=712 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “The Environmental 2013-02-07 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=711 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “A List of Things that Work 2013-02-04 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=710 Douze représentants de FABRICA seront à l'ALBA le jeudi 31 Janvier à 17h. Ce workshop poursuit le projet initié par la Galerie Carwan 2013-01-29 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=709 The order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut and the Chadirji Foundation cordially invite you to attend the 13th Edition of the Annual Chadirji Award for 2013-01-28 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=708 Art Factum would like to invite you to attend “The Balustrades of Beirut”, a show displaying a glimpse of the city’s architectural heritage by 2013-01-23 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=707 Depending on whom you ask, a new waterfront development in Tripoli with high-end restaurants, shops and accommodation will either give a badly needed boost to an 2013-01-22 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=706 LAU has recently been awarded a grant from the European Union Tempus Programme to fund the development of a professional diploma program for green technologies in 2013-01-21 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=705 London’s John Robertson Architects has seen off Paris’ LAN Architecture and Thom Mayne’s Morphosis to win the competition to design a new 2013-01-16 http://www.archileb.com/