Adaptive Strategies for the development of the Port of Beirut and its neighborhood

The role of academic studios

Web publication (2021)

Authors

N.M. Alaily-Mattar Technische Universität München
J.M.K. Hanna History, Form & Aesthetics - Architecture and the Built Environment
Research Group
History, Form & Aesthetics (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 N.M. Alaily-Mattar, J.M.K. Hanna
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Published Date

16-06-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Department

Architecture

Research Group

History, Form & Aesthetics

Abstract

In the aftermath of the devastating explosion in Beirut in August, 2020, many ideas for reconstruction surfaced in the media. These ideas, however, often hinged on old visions on the city and did not always have the best interests of the people living near the port in mind. In an interuniversity design studio project, master students of architecture at TU Delft proposed new visions. They are now on display in the virtual Adaptive Strategies Exhibition. In this blog, teachers Nadia Alaily-Mattar and John Hanna recount the importance of academic visions on planning in general, and on the reconstruction of the port city area in Beirut in particular.