Zgharta House / platau
Zgharta house sits in a Mediterranean olive grove landscape. The site slopes gently to the main road and enjoys an unobstructed view of the agrarian plain and mountains
Lebanon
To Beirut with hope: how the city shaped by refugees makes room for new arrivals
The Syria crisis has forced thousands of refugees to the Lebanese capital, a city that has offered shelter to displaced people throughout its history.
This Sculpted House designed by SOMA is hovering over the Mediterranean
New York-based architects SOMA delivered an outstanding private residence located on the north side of Jouneih Bay, Lebanon
The Cube / Orange Architects
The Cube is located on a prominently visible location on Plot 941 in Sin el Fil, an eastern district of Beirut, Lebanon
St. Elie Church / Maroun Lahoud
The project arose with the will to gather by celebrating the elements of nature. It revolves around two squares and entails St. Elie Church …
Square Four / Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture
…one of the main gateways to the newly redeveloped city center, between ancient ruins, new modern buildings, mosques and churches, Square Four emerges..
SC-Project / Y. Tohme Architects
Up in the mountains at an altitude of 1200 meters, this house perched on a cliff edge came about as the result of a special request of a client seeking both distance from and a break with the city.
NM Apartment / Paul Kaloustian Architect
The basic approach is to eliminate the existing layout of the apartment and to focus on intensifying its potentials…
L’Atelier du Miel / 1000YearsOld
L’Atelier du Miel boutique is located in Tabaris-Achrafieh, a busy neighborhood in the center of Beirut, and is fully dedicated to honey and honey products.
Ixsir Winery / Raed Abillama Architects
A living spine of revealed processes and experiences, in strict to the wine making process, debuts from within the existing, resorted, 140 year old house..
Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at AUB / Zaha Hadid
The latest building by Zaha Hadid continues the on-going implementation of the 2002 AUB Campus Master Plan by Sasaki Associates
IRIS – a spatial ocean dynamo on Beirut’s coastline
Designed by Najjar & Najjar Architects, IRIS is an attempt at resisting the expropriation of Beirut’s open coastline
In Lebanon, sterile shopping malls show the growing gulf between rich and poor
The destruction of cities in Syria and the terrorising of populations in Iraq are rightly the focus of the world’s attention. In this context it might seem churlish to draw attention to the problems of another city in the Middle East, not currently in the midst of conflict. But the “soft” destruction of Beirut is …
Housing for the Fishermen of Tyre / Hashim Sarkis Studios
The fishermen’s community of Tyre, a city of 25,000 residents on the southern coast of Lebanon, has been suffering from a housing shortage and overcrowding.
Flower House / Paul Kaloustian
This project is designed for an art collector as a secondary house in the mountain. The client requested a house where he would disconnect from his busy lifestyle in the city.
Des Choux Et Des Idees by Studio Etienne Bas
Located in a prime neighborhood in Beirut, a parking spot for a residential building was converted into a pastry shop
Central Bank of Lebanon Roof Garden / Green Studios
In 2013, Green studios, a Lebanese/American Landscape design & technology start up won the design and execution of Beirut’s first and largest hydroponic roof garden.
Aishti Foundation puts shimmering works amid the turmoil of Beirut
The foundation, which is busy planning arts programming and a library, is one of the most ambitious of several new museums to open in Beirut
