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Intensive Beyrouth
Contributor(s): Dana, Karine (Author)
ISBN: 2915542619     ISBN-13: 9782915542615
Publisher: Norma Editions
OUR PRICE:   $31.50  
Product Type: Hardcover
Language: French
Published: May 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs
Dewey: 720.92
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.7" W x 9.9" (1.35 lbs) 132 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
"Building in Lebanon is my way of taking a position with regard to the war." This statement by the French-Lebanese architect Youssef Tohme is key to getting into and grasping Intensive Beirut. This illustrated essay blends reflections on the urban development of the Lebanese capital with the experience gained on the projects of this architect-contractor, engaged in the effort to reopen the debate on architecture in his country. In a place where every situation is never more than a temporary state, the analysis of space is fundamental. The first part of the book examines Youssef Tohme's ideas, illustrated with 25 photos by Ziad Antar, a Lebanese visual artist-photographer. Equipped with a Holga and a Rollefleix, Antar has captured the architect's key projects - St. Joseph University in Beirut (designed with the office of 109 architects), the Villa T and the Villa M in Kornet Chehouane, and the Villa SC in Akoura. The second part, authored by Karine Dana, facilitated exchanges of ideas between Youssef Tohme and important figures of the Lebanese cultural scene such as the architect Tony Chakar, the artist Ziad Abilama and the singer Ahmed de Maschrou. Text in English and French.