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  • Un[REAL] 
    Meskawi, Aya (2021-05-31)
    Un [REAL] is a virtual reality immersive therapeutic retreat for palliative care patients that can impact their recovery rate and improve their quality of life. By designing virtual spaces for therapy, meditation, ...
  • (Act)ivation: a response to local needs 
    Ramadan, Nour (2021-05-29)
    The feeling of belonging is an essential need desired by everyone in order to feel included in a city and identified as an active member of this society. Belonging implies being part of a certain group, neighborhood, or ...
  • FROM RESISTANCE TO RESILIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN: THE CASE OF BEIRUT’S SOUTHERN SUBURBS 
    Fahs, Mahmoud (2021-05-29)
    Under a constant Israeli threat of wars of different types. Our architecture is very vulnerable, slow, and low in performance. When the enemy's armament and war strategies are evolving rapidly. Architecture is lacking and ...
  • Designing a New Identity for the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music 
    Khoury, Myriam (5/29/2021)
    The Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music is a national educational entity in Lebanon. It has fifteen branches, seven musical departments and two national orchestras. The identity aims to reinforce the institutions’ ...
  • Inhabiting Time: Perpetuating a Saline Ecosystem 
    Semaan, Jana (5/29/2021)
    Time is one of the most mysterious metaphysical forces in the universe. Even though its interpretation is not universally agreed upon, it is an undeniable constituent of our daily lives. In the architectural discourse, ...
  • Home 
    Khattab, Sarah (2021-05)
    “Home” is an animation that tackles the personal question of home, and discusses the issues of belonging as a member of the Palestinian diaspora. “Is home the place I was born in but never felt a sense of belonging to? Is ...
  • PlayEducation for underprivileged communities 
    Koussan, Rawan (5/29/2021)
    “All human beings are active seekers of knowledge and PLAY is an integral facet of this ongoing quest”- a quote by Doris Leanna Bergen. from here I’d like to introduce my topic that started by engaging the act of play ...
  • Rosy Roots - The Colors of Heritage 
    Chehayeb, Tala Ghassan (5/29/2021)
    The Rose House of Ras Beirut is a very old residential mansion built in the heart of the city near the old lighthouse facing the sea. It is a very exceptional and symbolic building because of its architecture and contrasting ...
  • Hypersites in the Urban Realm: A Reinterpretation of Parasitic Architecture 
    Tabbara, Riad (5/29/2021)
    Our urban environment is often synonymous to a hostile landscape, an agglomeration of built mass devoid of opportunities to explore, interact, and converse with space. Our intuitive mental depiction of a “building” is ...
  • On the Other Senses - Multisensory Inclusiveness 
    Deeb, Cynthia-Maria (2021-05-29)
    Within the discourse of experiential architecture, the design approach has been mainly exclusive, excluding the non-conventional senses, while stressing greatly on the visual sense. This visual bias has been resulting in ...
  • Performance Models for the New Age: An Architectural Odyssey 
    Rifai, Karim (2021-05-29)
    In an attempt to find a way to perform my EP in an increasingly digital world, and due to issues relating to politics of space and accessibility as well as means and tools available for young artists nowadays, this project ...
  • iridescent 
    Hilal, Rayan (2021-05-29)
    Set in a futuristic reality, when life becomes automated, humans are reduced to robots guided by the random designation of personalities set by other robots. The story follows a main protagonist, indistinguishable from the ...
  • Nazl El Finiq 
    Karam, Ralph R. (2021-05-29)
    The birds of Lebanon bear imposed narratives of seductive animals living in flow with nature. This thesis started as an escape from reality through drawing these birds, only to touch their social realities again: the birds ...
  • To pee or not to pee: The Bathroom of the Spectacle 
    Abdelbaki, Nour (2021-05-29)
    Homelessness has been an observable social issue in Lebanon with plenty of cases that attest to that My experience with a homeless man has pushed me to delve deeper into homelessness and its adaptation to the urban and ...
  • Ezmil - Lebanese Crafts - Identity and Platform 
    Saniour, Myriam (5/29/2021)
    Ezmil is an online platform that aims to bring forward the craft sector in Lebanon. It gives exposure to Lebanese craftspeople by showcasing their work and facilitating their connection with the rest of the community. It ...
  • ALAT: Identity and Platform 
    Zibara, Alissa (5/28/2021)
    My project is building the identity and platform of an Arab feminist anonymous band. Born as a reaction to the misogynistic Arab music industry, the band ALAT creates music to critique sexist lyrics, music videos and how ...
  • The Journal of My Mind 
    Al chaa, Lea (5/28/2021)
    A trip to my mind, collecting thoughts and feelings on the person I am today. Its a reflection of my personal experiences relating to each neurotransmitters and how they affect my mood and emotions. My main goal is not to ...
  • The Mind's Eye 
    El Haj, Mira (5/28/2021)
    In light of the invasion of technology on our day-to-day routine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project is a year-long thesis research and design investigation concentrated on the interface between the physical and the ...
  • E-soteric: Architecturizing & Inhabiting Datafication 
    El Harouny, Sarah (2021-05-28)
    We are now part of The Digital Scaffold, a realm that is not completely physical, nor totally digital, and that we still don’t fully understand: it is E-soteric. Initially, it was the role of the architect to cater for the ...
  • تبقوا تذكرونا 
    Asmar, Nour (2021-05-28)
    "تبقوا تذكرونا" “Remember us” This publication tackles the emigration of the Lebanese. Over the past year, and especially after the Beirut Blast, some of my family members or friends had to leave the country and this ...

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