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Persbericht, Amsterdam, 13 augustus, 2007 |
WORKSHOP 'PUBLIC SPACE? – Why does it matter so much in Lebanon?'
De workshop 'Public space? – Why does it matter so much in Lebanon?' is een initiatief van Studio Beirut en de Nederlandse organisaties Archis, Partizan Publik en Pearl. De internationale workshop vindt plaats van 17 tot en met 31 augustus in Beiroet en Noord- en Zuid-Libanon. Openbare ruimte is een uitdagend onderwerp in Libanon. Door de jarenlange burgeroorlog en het overwegend privaat eigendom is de traditie van publiekstoegankelijke parken en dergelijke, verloren gegaan.
In een zoektocht naar wat publieke ruimte is of zou moeten zijn in Libanon, volgen de workshopdeelnemers de oude Libanese spoorlijn. Ook werken zij aan concrete voorstellen voor de inrichting van de openbare ruimte op diverse locaties in Beiroet. Na de workshop zal een internationale competitie worden uitgeschreven om een uitvoerbaar ontwerp voor een van deze locaties te genereren.
Een internationaal team van experts uit Libanon, Nederland, Noorwegen en de Verenigde Staten leveren uit sympathie voor Studio Beirut – een initiatief van jonge Libanese architecten, schrijvers en designers - pro deo een bijdrage. Onder meer de Nederlandse beeldend kunstenaar Jan Rothuizen en Claus en Kaan Architecten begeleiden de workshop. De 30 deelnemers zijn jonge architecten, stedenbouwers, kunstenaars, sociologen en politieke wetenschappers uit Libanon, Nederland, Rusland, Egypte, Zwitserland, Slovenië, Aruba en Duitsland.
Op 31 augustus vindt het slotdebat plaats onder leiding van Ole Bouman, directeur van het Nederlands Architectuur Instituut (NAi). Tevens presenteert hij dan het programma 'Pearls in Lebanon' waarin onder meer VOLUME MAGAZINE #12 Unbuilt wordt gelanceerd in Libanon. Het magazine bevat een uitgebreid dossier over Libanon en het eerste nummer van NOISE, een nieuw tijdschrift dat wordt uitgegeven door Studio Beirut.
Voor de redactie:
Voor achtergrondinformatie en het programma kunt u kijken op: www.pearl-foundation.com of www.studiobeirut.org (live stream broadcasting in de tweede week) of contact opnemen (in het Nederlands of Engels) via
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In het najaar vindt in de TU Delft een presentatie naar aanleiding van de workshop plaats.
Voor meer informatie over Archis, Partizan Publik en Pearl zie:
www.archis.org
www.partizanpublik.nl
www.pearl-foundation.com
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Press release, Beirut, August 13, 2007 |
WORKSHOP 'PUBLIC SPACE? - Why does it matter so much in Lebanon?'
The workshop 'Public space? – Why does it matter so much in
Lebanon?' is initiated and organized by Studio Beirut and the Dutch
organizations Archis, Partizan Publik and Pearl. The workshop will take
place from August 17 till August 31 in Beirut, the North and the South
of Lebanon. The workshop deals with a challenging theme in Lebanon
where the structural lack of public spaces reveals the post civil war
trauma and the existence of demarcation lines between different social
and ethnic groups. In an attempt to define the notion of public space
in Lebanon, the participants will follow the old Lebanese railway from
north to south. Proposals for a (temporary) public space will be initiated for several locations in Beirut that are allocated for public space.
These potential public spaces are amongst others: Ard Jalloul, Charles
Helou bridge and surrounding lots, 800 meters of the corniche facade
stretching from AUB beach to Riviera beach, parallel upper road on
Ramlet el Baida and the trainstation in Mar Mikhail. After the workshop
an international competition will follow to generate an executable plan
for one of these potential public spaces.
During the workshop a multidisciplinary and 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. The participants are architecture, urban design, urban
planning, arts, sociology and political science students and young
professionals from (different universities in) Lebanon, Germany,
Holland, Swiss, USA, Slovenia, Aruba, Egypt and Russia.
PUBLIC EVENTS
The opening debate at August 18 at 10 a.m. and the final debate with Pearls in Lebanon
(moderated by Ole Bouman, director of the Dutch Architectural Institute) at August 31 at 4 p.m. at the Order of Engineers and Architects will be
attended by amongst others the president of the municipality of Beirut, Abed El Mounim Al Ariss. During this event the special issue of VOLUME
MAGAZINE #12 Unbuilt will be officially launched. The issue contains a
dossier on Lebanon and the first issue of NOISE published from Studio
Beirut. These events and the celebration in Studio Beirut (Rue Gouraud,
purple house with red windows, first floor, facing Patisserie Kassab,
Gemmayze, Beirut) August 31 at 9 p.m. are open to the public.
End of press release
See programme at www.pearl-foundation.com or download it at
www.studiobeirut.org. For more information please contact Studio Beirut
at
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For more information about Archis, Partizan Publik and Pearl see:
www.archis.org
www.partizanpublik.nl
www.pearl-foundation.com
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Newsletter August 2007: Pearl in Lebanon |
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Pearl president, Nienke Nauta, is based in Lebanon since May 5 to organize an international workshop
about public space in Lebanon together with Studio Beirut. Furthermore she's 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 'Public space?' 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 with Pearls in Lebanon which
takes place at August 31 in The Order of Engineers and Architects in
Beirut (moderated by Ole Bouman, director of the Dutch Architectural Institute), will be open to a broader audience. Please check the programme
at www.pearl-foundation.com or download it from the Studio Beirut
website: www.studiobeirut.org.
In collaboration with:
The Order of Engineers and Architects, Beirut
With a financial contribution of:
Fonds Werken aan Wonen (financial support programme for social housing)
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Beirut
Claus en Kaan Architecten
ARGUS, studentsassociation, Architectural faculty, TU Delft
For more information about the initiators and organizers see also:
www.pearl-foundation.com
www.studiobeirut.org (with live stream broadcasting in the second week of the workshop)
www.archis.org
www.partizanpublik.nl
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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
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Newsletter, february 2007 |
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An appeal for the computer project Tayr Debba in the television programme Clubvan100.nl: Monday February 26th, 07.25 p.m., Nederland 2
Radiointerview 08.00 p.m. - 09.00 p.m., Radio 5 (747 AM)
On Monday Ferbruary 26th the television programme Clubvan100.nl gives attention to the computer project for Tayr Debba. Hicham Rida talks about his home town. Nienke Nauta tells about the idea that originated in the village itself: turning a spacious room in a former school building, in which the town council also have offices, into a computer classroom where 20 students can be taught computer lessons. This also enables getting a dialogue started by launching a website which is administered by both children from Tayr Debba and the Netherlands. In order to realise this project together with the town council of Tayr Debba an appeal is made in the television programme Clubvan100.nl to a school, community centre, area or municipality in the Netherlands.
More information please visit: www.clubvan100.nl
‘Pearls for Lebanon’, March 6th at De Balie in Amsterdam
On March 5, 6 and 7, at the invitation of Pearl and its partners Archis and Partizan Publik, nine Lebanese (landscape)architects, urban developers, (visual) artists and writers are staying in Amsterdam. During ‘Pearls for Lebanon’ at De Balie in Amsterdam the nine Lebanese talk about the current situation in Lebanon. They also present the plans for several projects. These projects range from a computer class room to a competition for the reconstruction of South Beirut, from a bus stacked with playground equipment to a new ferry connection along coastal towns. The projects’ aims are: reinforcing the public domain in Lebanon, stimulating a national and international dialogue and looking for new urban development and social answers. During this evening the initiators and their partners Archis, Partizan Publik and Pearl, link government and business communities in the Netherlands to the plans which come into being in Lebanon at the moment.
More information please visit : www.archis.org/unbuilt
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