Mar Elias Crop Market

Integrating a food logistics center and crop market in the high density urban fabric in Beirut

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

T.E. van Gelder Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

H. Smidihen History, Form & Aesthetics - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
C.E.M. Blom Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
H.L. van der Meel Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Krik van Ees (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2022 Tycho van Gelder
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

24-06-2022

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Situated in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, the Mar Elias Crop Market acts as protagonist project of the market district in the Beirut Mosaic urban masterplan. This masterplan is part of the Complex Projects Beirut graduation studio, focused on dealing with catastrophe in the built environment. The Mar Elias Crop Market is a mix of a logistic food center and public market, situated in the suburbs near Ramlet Al Baida beach, acting as a distribution node in a network and strengthening the food chain from land to city. The Mar Elias Crop Market aims to revive Beirut's food culture, offers public space to the city, and aims to improve post-harvest handling by improving the distribution network in the Beirut Mosaic.