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A matter of life and debt: The untold costs of Rafiq Hariri's New Beirut

Becherer R. (2005)

[No abstract available]
An unusual clique of city-makers: Social networks in the production of a neighborhood in Beirut (1950-75)

Fawaz M. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2008)

This article documents the early development of an informal settlement in Beirut (Lebanon) through the trajectories of the developers who participated in its production, looking specifically at the role that social networks ...
Apparatuses & Constructed Narratives The Imaginary Life Of Cappadocia

Aramouny, Carla; Rishani, Sandra (Association for Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), 2016)

This paper presents the work done during a Vertical Design studio, held at the Department of Architecture and Design in Beirut, and discusses the studio design methods that evoke experimental model making and narrative ...
The Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon

Aramouny, Carla (Brownbook magazine: An Urban guide to the Middle East, 2016-09)

Situated on the high Harissa Mountain at an altitude of 550m, in close proximity to Jounieh Bay, the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon is built with its form converging towards the iconic statue of Virgin Mary. Designed in ...
Cast off the past

Joseph S. (, 2013)

[No abstract available]
Choosing Both Faith and Fun: Youth Negotiations of Moral Norms in South Beirut

Deeb L.; Harb M. (ABINGDON4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 2013)

Challenging both polarized depictions of Muslim youth and scholarship that over-privileges piety as a focal point in Muslims' lives, this article highlights the complexity of the moral worlds of Shi'i youth in Lebanon. ...
City debates 2008: Spaces of faith and fun

Harb M. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2009)

[No abstract available]
Collecting the uncanny and the labour of missing

Sadek W. (Ashgate Publishing Ltd; ALDERSHOTGOWER HOUSE, CROFT ROAD, ALDERSHOT GU11 3HR, ENGLAND, 2012)

[No abstract available]
Contesting the legitimacy of urban restructuring and highways in Beirut's irregular settlements

Deboulet A.; Fawaz M. (Indiana University Press;, 2011)

The struggle between the state and particular social groups seeking recognition or independence is generally depicted in the context of direct and sometimes violent conflicts such as guerrilla warfare, terrorist attacks, ...
Contesting urban modernity: Moral leisure in south Beirut

Harb M.; Deeb L. (LONDON1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND, 2013)

The urban scholarship on Beirut often focuses either on the reconstruction of its downtown area controlled by the private real estate company Solidere, or on its poor southern suburbs (Dahiya) dominated by the Shi'i Islamic ...
Contracts and retaliation: Securing housing exchanges in the interstice of the formal-informal Beirut (Lebanon) housing market

Fawaz M. (THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2009)

The current housing policy paradigm supports the integration of informal settlements' housing markets with the larger housing markets. Given, however, that housing production and exchange happen in a continuum of formal ...
Electricite Du Liban: A landmark from Beirut’s ‘golden age’ of modern architecture

Aramouny, Carla (Brownbook magazine: An Urban guide to the Middle East, 2017-11)

The Electricité du Liban (EDL) building is a formidable work of architecture, standing 14 storeys tall in the heart of Mar Mikhaël in Beirut, overlooking the sea and the coastal highway. The building, situated on Nahr ...
Hezbollah as urban planner? Questions to and from planning theory

Fawaz M. (THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2009)

[No abstract available]
Know thy enemy: Hizbullah, 'terrorism' and the politics of perception

Harb M.; Leenders R. (BASINGSTOKERANKINE RD, BASINGSTOKE RG24 8PR, HANTS, ENGLAND, 2005)

The labelling career of the Lebanese armed group and political party Hizbullah is an interesting case with which to investigate the epistemological consequences of the politics of naming. Having found itself since its ...
Living Beirut's Security Zones: An Investigation of the Modalities and Practice of Urban Security

Fawaz M.; Harb M.; Gharbieh A. (2012)

Over the past decade, security has gained enormous attention in the urban literature, reflecting its visibly increasing presence in cities worldwide. It is now widely acknowledged that security is a structuring force for ...
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Developing an Introductory Course in Engineering and Architecture

Aramouny, Carla; Hamzeh, Farook; Hajj, Hazem; Daher, Naseem; Najjar, Karim; Shehade, Mu'tassem (WCEE- Federation of Lebanese Engineers, 2015-10)

Engineering and architecture is aimed at improving the life of humans by designing and building products and services to the needs of civilizations. In real life settings, designing and building a product/service is a ...
Neoliberal urbanity and the right to the city: A view from Beirut's periphery

Fawaz M. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2009)

Drawing on Lefebvre's theorization of space in order to examine the compatibility of neoliberalism and the right to the city, this study investigates how the formation of informal settlements since the 1950s had provided ...
New Territories: Digital Materiality from Natural systems to Environmental Impact

Aramouny, C. (University of East London, 2018-09)

Digital fabrication, between advancements in software, simulation, and machinery, is pushing practice today towards more complexity in design, allowing for unparalleled explorations. Yet at no time have questions of material ...
Practicing (In)Security in the City

Fawaz M.; Akar H.B. (2012)

[No abstract available]
Sanctioned pleasures: Youth, piety and leisure in Beirut

Deeb L.; Harb M. (2007)

Although Lebanon is portrayed as the Paris of the Middle East as their cosmopolitan young people are identified with the world clubbing circuit, the other side of Beirut, or rather a certain part of it, is also known ...

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