World Nomads Lebanon: Modern Architecture in Beirut: Reconstruction & Cultural Identity

Architects George Arbid, Associate Professor of Architecture at the American University of Beirut; Steven Holl, Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation; and WORK Architecture Company co-founders Amale Andraos and Dan Wood will participate in the final discussion in this series.

In moderated conversation, speakers will explore post-civil-war planning and reconstruction, addressing questions such as historic preservation, conservation, and the conflicts inherent in the present reconstruction of Beirut.

In English.

Architecture series includes:
Bernard Khoury Thursday, May 6 at 7pm
Public Space Thursday, May 13 at 7pm
Modern Architecture in Beirut Thursday, May 20 at 7pm

Single tickets $15 for FIAF members, $20 for non-members.

3-event series tickets $30 for FIAF members, $40 for non-members.

World Nomads, FIAF’s annual exploration of transculturalism in the 21st century, is intended as a forum for dialogue between cultures. It returns this May for its third edition to focus on Lebanon, a country whose rich heritage has long captivated imaginations around the world.

For tickets and a complete listing of the series’ events, please visit:

http://www.fiaf.org/events/spring2010/2010-05-world-nomads-lebanon.shtml