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The FFAA - Branch 1 participates in a workshop on “The Spatial Memory of Bint Jbeil”
The National Network for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Lebanon, in collaboration with the Faculty of Fine Arts & Architecture — Branch 1 organized a workshop as part of the project “Revitalizing the Spatial Memory of Bint Jbeil” at the Order of Engineers and Architects - Beirut.
The project is part of a professional practicum and course in Landscape Architecture for fourth-year students/ M1 in the Department of Interior Design. The project spans four months and culminates in the preparation of a landscape master plan for the public spaces and squares of Bint Jbeil, based on an analysis of the city’s identity, its spatial memory, and its social and landscape fabric.
Course instructor Dr. Reem Mortada presented the project’s rationale and phases, highlighting the symbolic, spatial, cultural, and urban identities inherent in Bint Jbeil that have contributed to shaping a unique social fabric and a collective memory passed down through generations.
Dr. Habib Sadek presented a study on the reconstruction of Bint Jbeil after July 2006 War in partnership with Architect Nasr Sharafeddine, reviewing the master plan and the designs for residential units and heritage buildings, and noting the National Network's intention to award three prizes to the top three projects.
The mayor of Bint Jbeil, Mr. Muhammad Bazzi, affirmed the municipality’s readiness to cooperate and support the project by providing documents, maps, aerial photographs, and available data, thereby contributing to the documentation of the city, an understanding of its transformations, and the success of the project.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the students posed a series of questions and sought clarifications regarding the project, and they discussed ideas related to the unique character of Bint Jbeil and its spatial fabric.
