Mar Elias Crop Market
Integrating a food logistics center and crop market in the high density urban fabric in Beirut
T.E. van Gelder (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
H. Smidihen – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
C.E.M. Blom – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / A)
H.L. van der Meel – Coach (TU Delft - Architectural Engineering)
Krik van Ees – Coach
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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.