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City
Amman, Jordan
Cost
USD 350 Million
Year
2011
Client
Abdali Investment & Development PSC
Area
237,000 m2 built-up - 26,000 m2 land
Project Brief
<p>Scope: Student center design for American University of Beirut's historic seaside campus.<br>Challenge: Create contemporary student center that engages AUB's historic campus character while establishing modern identity for major Beirut seaside landmark. Balance preservation of campus heritage with provision of contemporary student facilities and programming. Navigate international competition with strong architectural legacy and high visibility on Beirut's coastline.<br>Approach: Design strategy returns to historical roots of AUB campus - referencing established architectural language and campus planning principles while providing modern uplift. Collaborative entry with Bernard Khoury Architects integrates contemporary architectural thinking with respect for campus tradition and seaside setting.<br>Status: Competition entry, 2002</p>
Cost
USD 10 million
Area
16,000 m2 built-up
Services provided
Urban planning and design
Architecture design
Landscape design
Location
Beirut, Lebanon
Client
American University of Beirut
Our Response
Laceco responded to the above objectives by:
Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings.
Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds.
Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development.
Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development.
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