I'm based in Lebanon since May 5 to organize an international workshop about public space in Lebanon together with the Studio Beirut team (see also Projects, Studio Beirut). Furthermore I'm working in the South of Lebanon, in the village Tayr Debba on the realization of a computerproject and a playground with a park (see also Projects, Tayr Debba).

The workshop will take place from August 17 till August 31 in Beirut, the North and the South of Lebanon. An international faculty with lecturers and critics from Lebanon, Holland, Norway and the USA will explore the concept of public space in Lebanon together with a group of 30 participants from Lebanon, Germany, Swiss, Holland, USA, Slovenia, Aruba, Egypt and Russia. In an attempt to define the notion of public space in Lebanon the participants will follow the old Lebanese railway. The participants will work on locations that have the potential to become a public space. After the workshop we will organize an international competition to generate an executable plan for one of these potential public spaces. 

 
Curious? The opening debate at August 18 and the final debate which takes place at August 31 in The Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut, will be open to a broader audience. Please check the programm below.

Nienke (founder and president Pearl), July 26, Beirut