Projects

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Urbanism and Law: Master-planning in Lebanon and its Impact on People and Places

Over the past decade, many urban geographers engaged with the relation between law and geography, in an attempt to clarify the connections between these two increasingly complex concepts. In Lebanon, law has often …

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Think Housing: The First Competition for Housing Alternatives in Beirut

In an effort to address the affordable housing shortage in Beirut, Think Housing competition sought innovative proposals for inclusive urban housing options that challenge the dominant models of urban development, by reversing ongoing …

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A Chapter on the City in “The Legal Agenda” Magazine

As part of our efforts to promote spatial justice, the right to the city, and urban policies, Public Works Studio published a section in the “Legal Agenda” magazine, aiming to enhance knowledge and …

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Rehabilitation of Ajial Youth Center in Nahr al Bared Camp

Since the 2007 war on Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon, the urban environment in the camp, which has been almost completely destroyed, has not been rehabilitated. By working on the architectural design …

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Designing 7 Public Libraries in 7 Palestinian Camps

Through the design of 7 libraries within existing buildings in 7 Palestinian camps, we value importance of working on design projects in camps or informal areas. Such spatial interventions highlight the possibilities informality …

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Cultural Value, Agricultural Practices, and Housing Modes in Saida’s Wastani

As part of a larger study conducted for the Municipality of Saida for the urban development of the Wastani area through the “damm wo farz” project, Public Works was commissioned to study the …

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Towards a Participatory Practice in Organizing the Lebanese Territories: The Zahrani Coast as a Model

In Lebanon, the national vision for economic development has always been closely tied to the construction sector. However, the emphasis on land as a source of profit has resulted in the destruction of …

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Mapping Beirut through its Tenants’ Stories

This project studied the impacts of market-driven developments and policies on housing rights in Beirut and the creation of social and spatial injustices, resulting in the displacement of many low and middle-income families. …

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Bachoura: A Case Study of a Neighborhood at Risk

There have been some national surveys on the number of families that live in Beirut under rent control, the last of which was conducted in 2004, showing that Bachoura has the highest percentage …

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Informal Football Fields, an Alternative Use of Urban Space

To think through the city from the lens of “play” provides us with a new way of seeing its spaces. Arguably, play is a form of knowledge about the spaces where the practice …

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Recreational Sites in 1950s Beirut

Next to the “official” history of Beirut that recounts its spatial production through the establishment of formal urban squares and gardens (such as Place de L’Etoile, Sanayeh Garden, Place des Canons), we drew …