Snøhetta designs Beirut bank featuring chequerboard walls and rooftop gardens
Snøhetta has won a competition to design the headquarters of Banque Libano Francaise in Beirut, the firm's first project in Lebanon. More
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Cross-shaped windows allow light to filter into Lebanese church by Maroun Lahoud
Cruciform windows are carved through the bush-hammered stone walls of this marble-lined church on Mount Lebanon, designed by Paris-based architect Maroun Lahoud (+ slideshow). More
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Beirut architect designs bullet-resistant Kevlar keffiyeh headscarf
This updated version of the traditional keffiyeh scarf by Beirut-based architect Salim al-Kadi has been designed "for our contemporary landscape" (+ slideshow). More
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OPA finds backer for cliffside residence sunken into Lebanese mountain
Open Platform for Architecture is moving forward with plans to build a subterranean residence that will slice into a mountain near Beirut and feature a glass swimming pool for a roof (+ slideshow). More
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Zaha Hadid's first building in the Arab World photographed by Julien Lanoo
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: the day before Zaha Hadid suffered a fatal heart attack, photographer Julien Lanoo unexpectedly stumbled across her Issam Fares Institute in Beirut, Lebanon, and created a new set of images (+ slideshow). More
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David Adjaye's Aïshti Foundation gallery and shopping centre nears completion in Beirut
Adjaye Associates has revealed images of its combined cultural foundation and luxury shopping centre in Beirut, Lebanon, ahead of the building's completion later this year (+ slideshow). More
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Nestlé Waters' Beirut office is top heavy to allow space for trucks to pass by
The top two floors of this office for Nestlé Waters in Beirut projects out by 15 metres to create a clear route below for trucks to access the warehouse next door (+ slideshow). More
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Zaha Hadid uses concrete and cantilevers for Issam Fares Institute in Beirut
Zaha Hadid has completed a top-heavy building for the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, which cantilevers out over a public courtyard and a series of elevated pathways (+ slideshow). More
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Ghaith & Jad build brass rod installation inside Beirut boutique
Interconnected brass poles loop over hooks on the walls and ceiling of this Beirut boutique by Lebanese architects Ghaith & Jad to form a suspended clothes rail (+ movie). More
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Kinetic Iris structures would generate wave power along the Beirut shoreline
These conceptual three-legged structures have been developed by Najjar & Najjar Architects to allow Beirut's fishing community to reclaim sections of the coastline whilst generating electricity for local residents (+ slideshow). More
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Beirut Terraces by Herzog & de Meuron
Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron have designed this apartment tower with overhanging floor plates and terraces for Beirut, Lebanon. More
