CCulture & Heritage Read More Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?byHabib BattahJun 23, 2018 “We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on…
CCulture & Heritage Read More One of Beirut’s oldest blocks demolishedbyHabib BattahSep 6, 2017 What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be…
CCulture & Heritage Read More Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?byHabib BattahMar 27, 2017 A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon’s…
CCulture & Heritage Read More Demolition of Art Deco building resumes, despite governor’s orderbyHabib BattahMar 15, 2017 Two years ago the Governor of Beirut issued an order to stop demolition of this historically listed Art…
CCulture & Heritage Read More Inside Beit BeirutbyHabib BattahMay 17, 2016 Beit Beirut, Lebanon’s first memory museum, is finally getting ready to open its doors. After at least a…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More What happened to Beirut’s “Shoreline Walk”?byHabib BattahFeb 14, 2016 One of the great things about the internet is that there is just so much floating around out…
CCulture & Heritage Read More Campaign to save “Red House”byHabib BattahJan 17, 2016 It seems everywhere you turn in Hamra, there is a new tower coming up. None of them affordable…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More Exhibit proposing coastal alternatives draws crowdsbyHabib BattahJun 8, 2015 Government officials like to complain that activists love making noise but never propose actual solutions. This is especially…
CCulture & Heritage Read More Historic building demolition now near Phoenicia hotelbyHabib BattahNov 27, 2014 If you hurry, you might be able to get a glance of this historic facade before it is…
CCulture & Heritage Read More Rose House opening to the publicbyHabib BattahNov 14, 2014 Next week, Beirut’s storied “Rose House”, which sits on a rare green hill overlooking the Mediterranean, will be…