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March 11, 2015

A discussion between Grégoire Sérof and Elie Harfouche

DATE Wednesday,  11 March at 6:30pm
PLACE  Arab Center for Architecture
SPONSOR European Union

 

A public lecture by Grégoire Sérof in discussion with Elie Harfouche.
This discussion is the first of a serie of six lectures, taking
place in 2015, and that will gather architects of different generations.

The talk is in French.



 

March 4, 2015

Fundamentalists and other Arab Modernisms: Presenting the Pavilion of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the Venice Architecture Biennale

DATE Wednesday, 4 March at 6:30pm
PLACE "Grande Salle" - IBA2 - Lebanese University/Department of Architecture
SPEAKERS Bernard Khoury & George Arbid
ORGANIZER  Lebanese University/Department of Architecture

A public lecture by Bernard Khoury and George Arbid.
An introduction on Modernism in the Arab world by George Arbid,  followed by the presentation by the speakers, of the Bahrain Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale.

February 7, 2015

ACA 2015 Program: Revealing Architecture

In 2015, the Arab Center for Architecture is organizing a program to raise awareness on urban and architectural modern heritage in Lebanon.

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October 30, 2014

Extended Cinematics Workshops

Extended Cinematics is a unique analytical and design process by means of which architectural designers can systematically transform a narrative film into one or more architectural objects. As it is based on semio-linguistics, it is also an effective tool for...
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June 7, 2014

Celebration of International Archives Day

The Arab Center for Architecture participates in the International Archives Day in Lebanon. Held for the second year in Lebanon, this event is organized by the Modern Heritage Observatory (MoHO). Along with 17 institutions, ACA will open its doors to the public from Saturday 7 to Monday 9 June 2014 from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
ACA will display a small exhibition on the theme: “Items of an Archive of Modern Architecture”
ACA team will offer a guided visit of the center.
For more info on the event, visit MoHO website
Full program of the event [PDF]

June 7, 2014

Fundamentalists and Other Modernisms: the Pavilion of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the Venice Architecture Biennale

The Arab Center for Architecture curates the Pavilion of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the Architecture Biennale in Venice:
Fundamentalists and Other Arab Modernisms
Commissioner: Ministry of Culture - Sh. Mai Al Khalifa
Deputy Commissioner: Noura Al Sayeh
Curators: George Arbid, Bernard Khoury - Arab Center for Architecture
Venue: Pavilion at the Arsenale
Opening: June 5 at 5:30pm
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November 26, 2013

MoHO 6th National Meeting

This meeting was a chance for those gathered to review the project's past two years, and to plan for the future of MOHO platform..
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Minutes of Meeting [PDF]