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Projecting Beirut
Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction of a Modern City Edited by Peter Rowe and Hashim Edited by Peter Rowe and Hashim |
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Projecting Beirut: Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction
of a
Modern City deals with two specific periods in urban development
in modern Beirut. The first coincides with the government intervention
of the late 1950s to the late 1960s, and the second episode is about
the increasing private-sector involvement in planning and reconstruction
after the civil war, dating from the early 1990s.
Beirut is a fascinating example of modern city building, and the authors'
insights into its urban redevelopment apply to other places as well.
Pressing contemporary issues, such as the resolution and celebration
of social pluralism and multiculturalism, as well as historic preservation,
conservation, and the integration of historic archaeological sites into
contemporary urban life are also brought into focus. In Beirut and elsewhere,
it is a matter of building upon what is already there, of acknowledging
and preserving the past while progressing into the future, and of deciding
what constitutes an appropriate urban-architectural heritage.
This informative book is divided into six parts which deal with Beirut's urban history and archaeology, modern architecture, and planning, together with the socio-economic framework for reconstruction and the social and political backdrop to which urban projects must respond. A final section summarizes the important issues to be confronted in the present reconstruction of Beirut and its future as a flourishing Mediterranean city. The volume is illustrated throughout with original archival material, including photographs and drawings.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Projecting Beirut
by Peter G. Rowe and Hashim Sarkis
Section One
The Urban History and Archaeology of Beirut
The Interplay of History and Archaeology in Beirut
by Nasser Rabbat
Ancient Beirut: Urban Growth in the Light of Recent Excavations
by Helen Sader
"Your Beirut Is on My Desk," Ottomanizing Beirut under Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876-1909)
by Jens Hanssen
On Solidere's Motto: "Beirut: Ancient City of the Future,"
by Farès el-Dahdah
Section Two
The Modern Architecture of Beirut
Modern Beirut
by K. Michael Hays
From Colonial Style to Regional Revitalism:
Modern Architecture in Lebanon and the Problem of Cultural Identity
by Jad Tabet
The Work and Influence of Michael Ecochard in Lebanon
by Marlène Ghorayeb
The Role of Government in Shaping the Built Environment
by Assem Salam
Section Three
The Socio-Economic Framework for the Reconstruction of Beirut
Spatial Aspects and Socio-Economic Processes
by Peter G. Rowe
Contested Space and the Forging of New Cultural Identities
by Samir Khalaf
The Macroeconomic Basis of Reconstruction
by Freddie C. Baz
Transforming the Site of Dereliction into the Urban Culture of Modernity:
Beirut's Southern Suburb and Elisar Project
by Mona Harb el-Kak
Section Four
The Postwar Planning of Beirut
The Postwar Project
by Rodolphe el-Khoury
Dances with Margaret Mead: Planning Beirut since 1958
by Hashim Sarkis
The Northern Sector: Projects and Plans at Sea
by Joumana Ghandour Atallah
Heart of Beirut: Making the Master Plan for the Renewal of the Central
District
by Angus Gavin
Section Five
Recent Projects in Beirut
Beirut and the Facts of Myth
by Jorge Silvetti
Public Space as Infrastructure:
The Case of the Postwar Reconstruction of Beirut
by Oussama R. Kabbani
Beirut Sublime
by Rodolphe el-Khoury
The Souks of Beirut
by Rafael Moneo
Section Six
Prospects and a Vision for Urban Beirut
The Age of Physical Reconstruction
by Hashim Sarkis and Peter G. Rowe
From the Geography of Fear to a Geography of Hope
by H. E. Ghassan Tuéni
Biographical Notes on the Authors
Publication Title
Projecting Beirut: Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction of
a Modern City
Year Published
1998, Prestel-Verlag, Munich -- London -- New York
Editors
Peter G. Rowe and Hashim Sarkis
Format:
304 pages, black and white photographs, images, essays, and drawings.
In the Frances Loeb Library:
General Collection: NA1476.7.B45 P76 1998
Special Collections: Rare NA1476.7.B45 P76 1998
Related Links:
Projecting Beirut: Episodes in the Construction and Reconstruction of the Modern City Exhibition held April 7 - April 24, 1997 at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Projecting Beirut: Interactive CD-ROM documenting the city's urban history, its prominent architecture, and the maps of the city center. 1998, Prestel-Verlag, Munich -- London -- New York, 1998, Prestel-Verlag, Munich -- London -- New York.