Abstract:
The Neighborhood Initiative collaborated with the Development Planning Unit at The Bartlett, University College London and the Design Department at ALBA, to present Beirut – Imagining Bliss workshop. The workshop participants explored Bliss Street, the AUB campus, the neighborhood and the city, to imagine alternatives to the gentrification of this part of town at a time of dramatic urban transformation. 24 individuals participated in the workshop, from AUB and ALBA and internationally.
Description:
The participants included:
Whitney Burdge, Gabriela Aguinaga, Leyla El Sayed Hussein, Mira Haidar, Elissar Doumit, Farah Zarzour, Malak Farhat, Ahmad Al-Mahairy, Masa Charara, Nada Abu Zainab, Yara Hamadeh, Zahraa Makki, Dan Daley, Leila Osseiran, Michele Spatari, Lara Abi Saber, Nohad Bechara, Mireille Hobeiche, Lea Salfiti, Raphael Samaha, Angela Maalouli, June Ayoub, Jose Labaki, Marc Matta, Layal Chaccar, Carine Gharzouzi
