Abstract:
The research detailed in this paper revolves around an
ecological and spatial exploration for a derelict coastal area in Lebanon. It
frames the possibility for an agile ecological approach to design, one that
builds upon the latent derelict aspects and persisting disconnections in
this specific area and that reimagines a potential new reality intermeshing
the natural with the human and the infrastructural with the architectural.
Within the format of a research undergraduate studio, the approach
and work discussed here present possible synthetic scenarios for
coastal developments in Lebanon, and suggest alternative production,
programmatic, and ecological strategies.
Description:
This paper discusses the work and approach of the undergraduate Vertical Studio: Ecologies
of Leisure, that was given Spring 2019 at the Department of Architecture and Design at
the American University of Beirut. The studio was co-taught with Nicolas Fayad (Senior
Lecturer).
