Celebrating Niemeyer’s Tripoli World Fair
Beirut Campus, AKSOB 0904
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On the occasion of the inscription of Rachid Karameh International Fair of Tripoli on the Unesco’s World Heritage list, the Department of Architecture and Design at LAU is organizing a symposium to celebrate the work of Oscar Niemeyer and uncover the importance of Tripoli’s fair.
Maya Hmeidan @ 6:00
The Rachid Karami International Fairgrounds: from a Utopian Stumbled Project to World Heritage
Wassim Naghi @ 6:30
Niemeyer’s World Heritage in Tripoli: Technical Approach on Structures and Buildings Systems
EAST Architecture Studio @ 7:00
The Niemeyer Guest House Renovation - ‘A tale of architecture’s capacity for repair’
Open discussion @ 7:30
Moderator: Ramona Abdo.