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Issam Fares Institute - Beirut, Lebanon

A new building, radical in composition but respectful of its traditional context, floats above an exterior courtyard. The American University of Beirut (AUB) held an invited competition for the design of a structure to accommodate a modern-day think tank on its lush middle campus, one that was in harmony with the rest of the university, especially mindful of the surrounding greenery, and to preserve, as far as possible, existing sightlines to the Mediterranean.

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Tags: 16_2487_od_a_k_award_2016_beirut_issam_fares_institute_0241_p14.mp4 a new building, radical in composition but respectful of its traditional context, floats above an exterior courtyard. the american university of beirut (aub) held an invited competition for the design of a structure to accommodate a modern-day think tank on its lush middle campus, one that was in harmony with the rest of the university, especially mindful of the surrounding greenery, and to preserve, as far as possible, existing sightlines to the mediterranean.