Guided Tours

The Arab Center for Architecture offers guided tours of the modern architectural heritage of Lebanon to local and visiting groups, schools and universities.

Different types of tours can be proposed:

• Walks in specific neighborhoods
• Thematic tours
• Detailed visits of buildings/sites (such as Tripoli Fair, Starco)
• Customized tours according to a particular interest

Volunteer architects and architecture students help the ACA team as guides.

To follow our tours, check out our Facebook page or register to our mailing list below.

To book a private tour, email us

December 8, 2018

Maroun Daccache, from Mission de Vie to Riverside, 2008-2018

The Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a tour of two of Maroun El Daccache's major projects: Mission de Vie (Antelias, 2008) and Riverside (Sin El Fil, 2018) on Saturday, December 8, at 9.30 AM.

The tour will be guided by Maroun El Daccache and will last 3 hours.

Read more here.

 

December 2, 2018

A Walk through the Past with Fouad ElKoury

The Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a guided tour in Downtown Beirut, “A Walk through the Past”, a testimony of Fouad ElKoury, artist and photographer, who documented the daily life in war torn Beirut.

The tour will be on Sunday, December 2, at 11.00 AM and guided by Fouad ElKoury in French.
 

December 1, 2018

Guided Tour in Bourj Hammoud: An unexpected History Lesson

The Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a guided tour in Bourj Hammoud, “An unexpected History Lesson”, on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 10:00 AM.

The tour is guided by Rani Rajji, architect and urban story-teller, and will last 2 hours. The language used is English.

November 24, 2018

Tour | Brutalist Hamra

The Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a guided tour in Brutalist Hamra on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 9:00 AM.
 

The tour is guided by Elie Harfouche, architect, assistant professor at the Lebanese American University, editor of Archileb and member of ACA.

The tour will last 2.5 hours and the language used is English.

November 17, 2018

Tour | Mar Mkhayel

The Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a guided tour in Mar Mikhael neighborhood, including a visit to the train station, on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 9:00 AM.
 

The tour is guided by Liliane Barakat, geographer and professor at the Saint Joseph University, and will last 2.5 hours. The language used is French.

November 10, 2018

Guided tour | Museums Road

The Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a guided tour entitled "Museums Road", from the National Museum to the Sursock Museum, on Saturday, November 10, 2018.
 

The tour is guided by Rania Sassine, architect and urban planner. She is also a senior lecturer at ALBA, consultant in urbanism, and former head of the Master Planning Unit at Citymakers/Solidere International.
 

The meeting point is the National Museum entrance at 2:30 PM and the tour will last 2-3 hours. The language used is English.

October 20, 2018

Beirut Heritage Trail Tour

The Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a guided tour entitled : "Beirut Heritage Trail Tour" on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at 10 AM.

The tour will be guided by Amira Solh and will last 2-3 hours. The language used is English.

Read more here.