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=574 Mirada Madrid designs strategies for competitive advantage and authentic resonance. If you need to commission design work, but have no idea how, come on the 12th 2012-02-22 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=573 Vivid abstract paintings hang in each room of the Mufarrij household and it is surprising how they harmonize so subtly their elegant traditional furniture. In a 2012-02-21 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=572 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled "Architecture & Environmental 2012-02-17 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=571 Recent history has moved the “architectural” idea of the Middle East from that of a petrified place where nothing changes to that of a site of immense 2012-02-16 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=570 The CA’ASI _an association set up by AS.Architecture-Studio_ and the Arab World Institute (IMA) are organizing an architectural competition which will 2012-02-15 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=569 L’Institut français du Proche-Orient vous invite au séminaire intitulé « Cartographier le partage social de l’espace 2012-02-14 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=568 The Loubnani Mastercard brand identity has been rewarded with the Silver prize at the 2011 Midas Awards in New York. This brand identity was created by 2012-02-13 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=567 Mittelmeerland is investigating the future of the Mediterranean. Over a period of three years the intention is to research six different Mediterranean cities. 2012-02-10 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=566 This is the sixth in a series of images documenting the aftermath, understood as exposures of Lebanese settings in the wake of the event, be it social, cultural or 2012-02-08 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=565 In 1696, the Horsh Beirut Pine forest used to be as large as 1,250,000 square meters but the Crusaders, Mamluks, Ottomans, and World War II allies each took their 2012-02-07 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=564 Polypod has received two Gold Medals from Graphis, the New York based graphic design publisher. The winning work will be published in the 2012 Graphis Poster 2012-02-06 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=563   The MENA Design Research Center has initiated Desmeem, a design project where European designers will come and stay in Lebanon for THREE months and work 2012-02-03 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=562 Hashim Sarkis Studios (www.hashimsarkis.com) have been selected as one of nine teams that will compete for the design of the Yenikapi Station in Europe. This large 2012-02-02 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=561 Le Département d’Architecture et de Paysage de L’Université Libanaise a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence 2012-02-01 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=560 Far from the coast, deep in the congested Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik and contained within the concrete walls of The Umam Hangar exhibition space, the sea 2012-01-31 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=559 Forced to flee Lebanon at the height of the Civil War, Lebanese artist Noha Balaa Sinno now sees Arabic calligraphy as a link to her cultural heritage and her 2012-01-30 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=558 Under the leadership of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture and with funding from the Sultanate of Oman to the tune of $ 20 million, the district Ghalghoul in Beirut 2012-01-27 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=557 Come join us on the Sunday the 29th, to witness the OUTCOMES of our workshop on public interventions, which revolve around the theme of public green spaces in 2012-01-26 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=556 The sound and video installation by Hala Younes, investigates the future of Beirut’s new waterfront and its relationship to the city. Unlike Beirut’s 2012-01-25 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=555 « Loss of Innocence » est la récente exposition en mouvement qui se déroule dans l’espace du Q Contemporary jusqu’au 25 2012-01-24 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=554 The School of Architecture & Design - LAU Department of Architecture and Interior Design cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “Pulp 2012-01-23 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=553 "Museum as Hub: Beirut Art Center” is a project which includes an exhibition, the presentation of Beirut Art Center’s Mediatheque and a series of 2012-01-20 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=552 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “No Site in Sight: Recent 2012-01-19 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=551 The School of Architecture & Design – LAU, Department of Architecture and Int. Design cordially invites you to a lecture entitled “Fictions Futures 2012-01-18 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=550 The concept of the website first emerged through the Principal of Atelier Hapsitus, Nadim Karam, and was materialised thereafter by our colleague Alfred Tarazi who 2012-01-17 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=549 The notions of sustainable design and energy efficiency first entered global consciousness following the energy shortages of the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by 2012-01-16 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=548 The School of Architecture & Design - LAU Department of Architecture and Interior Design, in collaboration with the Goethe Institut (Beirut) & IFA (Institut fur 2012-01-13 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=547 “I love making beautiful work,” says John Halaka, “but I want to make beautiful work that bugs the s**t out of the audience.”A 2012-01-12 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=546 L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence intitulée 2012-01-11 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=545 Hundreds of thousands of dollars of water damage at Lebanon’s National Museum has prompted officials to launch a fundraising campaign to repair the damage 2012-01-10 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=544 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “Forgotten Survivors: 2012-01-09 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=543 “The ARZ Building Rating System is designed to measure the extent to which existing commercial buildings in Lebanon are healthy, comfortable places for 2012-01-06 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=542 The past 12 months have seen unprecedented growth in the local art scene. By square meters alone, there are now more commercial galleries, non-profit art centers 2012-01-05 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=541 Interdependence is a notion that has come back into favor since the end of the last century. Though youngsters are still spending remarkable amounts of time 2012-01-04 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=540 L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA Université de Balamand] a le plaisir de vous inviter à la conférence intitulée « 2012-01-03 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=539 For those who are interested in it at all, “art” tends to be experienced as an end product, whether a salable commodity – a painting, a sculpture 2011-12-30 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=538 The project is the winning design for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Memorial competition that will be constructed in Bikfaya, Lebanon. The 2011-12-29 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=537 “How are politics and architecture related?” asked Dr. Elie Badr, interim dean of the School of Architecture and Design (SArD), in his opening remarks 2011-12-27 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=536 Three young Lebanese entrepreneurs have joined forces to create a new initiative that strays far afield of their usual business plans. Maya Karanouh, Hala Fadel 2011-12-23 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=535 Avis aux jeunes artistes libanais : un nouveau prix, destiné à récompenser les talents de la peinture, de la sculpture et de la joaillerie, 2011-12-22 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=534 CNN has put the global spotlight on a handful of buildings that have been recognized not only for their good looks but for their green credentials too. Ixsir 2011-12-21 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=532 Sitting high above its neighbors, this house, designed for a young couple and two small children; offers views overlooking the Jounieh Bay to the west, and the 2011-12-20 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=531 « Rue à caractère traditionnel », annoncent les panneaux de signalisation plantés dans de nombreux quartiers de la capitale. Que 2011-12-19 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=530 The talent of an artist does not lie in the number of works that he or she has exhibited, the number of paintings, photographs or books sold, or how well the 2011-12-16 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=529 The annual end-of-year group show at Art Circle opens today, Thursday December 15th 2011, exhibiting works by Mohammad Abdallah, Ghita Abi-Hanna, Zena Badran, Dia 2011-12-15 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=528 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled “Posthumous Reckonings: A 2011-12-14 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=527 The Department of Architecture and Design of the American University of Beirut cordially invites you to the first edition of “SMALL TALK [a TALK20 event]: 2011-12-13 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=526 “Raconte-moi que sont devenues nos places, Nous ont-elles abandonnées, les a-t-on quittées nous-mêmes? Raconte-moi encore des souks 2011-12-12 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=525 The Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut, Omrania and Associates, and The Center for the Study of the Built Environment 2011-12-09 http://www.archileb.com/ http://www.archileb.com/article.php?id=524 Les catastrophes affectent en moyenne 200 000 000 de personnes chaque année. En 2010, 255 000 000 de personnes ont été endommagées, 236 2011-12-08 http://www.archileb.com/