Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erased
Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese…
Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?
A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon’s…
Venice? No, it’s all in Lebanon!
Have you ever been to Lake Naccache? It’s so romantic with restaurants right on the waterfront. But strangely,…
What happened to Beirut’s “Shoreline Walk”?
One of the great things about the internet is that there is just so much floating around out…
Urban intervention at Boutros Road
Following resistance to a municipal plan to create a highway that would bulldoze a historic part of Beirut,…
Playing monopoly with the lights off
How does municipal planning work in Beirut? Who draws up the projects and what experts are consulted? The…
Panel to challenge Boutros Road
The Civil Coalition Against the Boutros Highway is hosting a panel and discussion this Tuesday on the battle…