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=627 This is the first in a series of articles documenting unbuilt proposals in Lebanon designed by international or local architects. Unbuilt is a retrospective on an 2012-05-18 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=626 In the MENA Design Research Center, we take design very seriously. For all our graphic work, we consult extensively with our brilliant graphic designers in the 2012-05-17 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=625 Green Studios (Beirut) , in collaboration with Gatserelia design were assigned to design and execute the 100 sqm green 'skin' of the new Sultan Ibrahim restaurant 2012-05-14 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=624 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “The Engineering of 2012-05-11 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=623 Most probably built in the early 70s, this ‘chalet’ in Faraya, a village 42 Km away from Beirut known for its ski resort was designed by Maurice 2012-05-10 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=622 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “Reconnecting” given 2012-05-09 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=621 School of Architecture & Design and the Department of Architecture and Int. Design of the Lebanese American University cordially invite you to a public lecture 2012-05-08 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=620 The School of Architecture & Design and the Department of Architecture and Int. Design of the Lebanese American University cordially invites you to a public 2012-05-07 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=619 L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence intitulée « 2012-05-04 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=618 In the first edition of its Facebook Cover Photo Competitions targeting projects by international architects in Lebanon, Archileb presents to you a compilation of 2012-05-03 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=617 Liwan Bayrut looms large and monolithic, like a singular geological event erupting in the city. Much like the Lebanese rocky landscape whose physiognomy is shaped 2012-05-02 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=616 The Swiss Embassy in Lebanon, with the Lebanon Green Building Council and the Department of Architecture & Design at AUB invite you to the public Exhibition 2012-04-30 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=615 The American University of Beirut’s Graduate Programs in Urban Planning and Policy & Urban Design (MUPP-MUD) and the Department of Architecture and Design of 2012-04-27 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=614 IMAGINATION - Cross cultural workshop on Suitable Cultural Institutions - Imagine the synergy between cultural institutions and encouraging civil society. 35 2012-04-26 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=613 The Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “The Places in 2012-04-25 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=612 The School of Architecture & Design at the Lebanese American Uniersity’s [LAU] Department of Architecture and Int. Design cordially invites you to a lecture 2012-04-23 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=611 Le Département d'Architecture à l'Institut des Beaux-Arts/1ère Branche en collaboration avec Le Master Architecture du Paysage et de 2012-04-19 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=610 The Architecture and Design Department at AUB cordially invites you to “TALK20 Beirut, Sixth edition” on Monday April 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm at the Olayan 2012-04-18 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=609 Beirut Green Project recently met with Head of municipality Mr. Bilal Hamad for a quick update about René Moawad Garden; also known as Sanayeh garden. This 2012-04-17 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=608 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “City as Graphics: 2012-04-16 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=607 Marwan Zgheib est l’un des lauréats des Mipim Awards 2012, qui récompensent les projets immobiliers les plus remarquables à travers le 2012-04-12 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=606 The Department of Humanities Of the School Of Arts And Sciences at the Lebanese American University in Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled 2012-04-11 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=605 Thématique du Concours RECONNEXIONS URBAINES DANS UN TISSU EN MUTATION LE CAS DE L'AVENUE GEORGES HADDAD, SAÏFI Proposition gagnante « LA 2012-04-10 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=604 The Aldar Headquarters in Abu Dhabi was recently featured on the online edition of the English magazine “The Telegraph” (www.telegraph.co.uk) as 2012-04-05 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=603 This is the seventh in a series of images documenting the aftermath, understood as exposures of Lebanese settings in the wake of the event, be it social, cultural 2012-04-04 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=602 After humanitarian and educational activities since 1998 in Armenia and Lebanon, the Boghossian Foundation has also set itself the objective to contribute as 2012-04-03 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=601 The Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “Architectural Experiments 2012-04-02 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=600 “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.“ Jean-Luc Godard. This is Maria Kassab’s motto. A graphic 2012-03-30 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=599 L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence intitulée 2012-03-29 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=598 Mittelmeerland is investigating the future of the Mediterranean. Over a period of three years the intention is to research six different Mediterranean cities. 2012-03-28 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=597 The exhibition “Art is the answer!” proposes a selection of works produced by twenty artists, illustrating their vitality which hallmarks present-day 2012-03-27 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=596 For Bernard Khoury, architect, building in Beirut “is almost inevitable”. What to do about the traces of combat that have scarred the city? At the 2012-03-26 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=595 L'Académie Libanaise Des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] à le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence intitulée 2012-03-23 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=594 The works of Lebanese artist Fatima El Hajj have been cropping up at Saifi’s Alwane Gallery periodically since 1988. The 42 oil-on-canvas works now on 2012-03-22 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=593 For Bernard Khoury, Beirut’s relationship with its heritage is a false one, marked by Orientalist romanticism and a fascination with war. The Lebanese 2012-03-21 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=592 The Lebanese American University cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “One hundred years of Finnish architecture” given by Taisto Makela 2012-03-20 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=591 Le plan d’aménagement de l’hippodrome romain de Beyrouth qui doit être mis en œuvre se révèle être, après 2012-03-19 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=590 CAI Light will be exhibiting its new collection of lighting and reflective objects entitled "Brilliant!" at the Temporary Museum for New Design 2012 at 2012-03-15 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=589 The Department of Architecture and Design American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “Basurama “In & Out” 2012-03-14 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=588 Le sort des Libanais, ou de leurs ancêtres phéniciens, au fil des siècles, a toujours été compromis à un assortiment 2012-03-13 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=587 The Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture, representing the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and with the support of the Government of the 2012-03-12 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=586 Dans ce climat fortement exposé à toutes les intempéries inimaginables, tant naturelles que politiques, les précipitations tombent 2012-03-09 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=585 The Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “Faiseur de 2012-03-08 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=584 Anyone who has visited the Soap Museum in Sidon’s old souks will have noticed the way the original arches and curves of stone blend seamlessly with more 2012-03-07 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=583 "The Piccadilly Theatre in Rue Hamra, Beirut was a major venue for concerts, musicals and plays in Lebanon during the 1960s and the 1970s. Though it had a small 2012-03-06 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=582 For the last three years, Lebanese anthropologist and photographer Houda Kassatly has focused her attention on Lebanon’s architectural heritage and the 2012-03-05 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=581 The Areen Architecture Series at the Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invite you to a public lecture entitled 2012-03-02 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=580 Eecosolutions, under the patronage of H.E. Eng. Gebran Bassil [Minister of energy and water], cordially invites you to the 3rd “Build It Green – 2012-03-01 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=579 Our homes are places of safety and security, refuge and repose. It is in our homes, amongst our family and closest friends that we feel most at ease to express 2012-02-29 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=578 L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence intitulée « 2012-02-28 http://www.archileb.com/