name

Richard Pelgrim (richardpelgrim)

country

lebanon

downloads

CV
Architecture that Engages the Public Realm
Mackintosh: Artist vs Architect
Lebanese Modernism: Adopted and Disowned

university

American University of Beirut

department

Architecture

university address

Riad El-Solh / Beirut, P.O.Box 11-0236
1107 2020 Beirut

university country

lebanon

url

http://www.aub.edu.lb

id

0012871

title

Surveying Lebanese Architecture

group members

Monya Riachi - Diala Yahya

professor(s)

Assi, Naji - Bakhos, Walid - Feschfesch, Antoine -

rank

-

tags

urbanism architecture

year of making

2009

uploaded

2011-02-10 14:41:14

This work was done for a mandatory summer course entitled "Surveying Regional Architecture".

Every year, the course aims to survey a specific neighbourhood/village somewhere in Lebanon. To aim is to understand issues of morphology and vernacular architecture, while simultaneously enhancing students' drafting skills.

We surveyed the village of Broumanna - situated at about 30 minutes from Beirut at an altitude of +/- 800-1000 meters. It was a very prominent village in Ottoman times, and has since then continued developing. Today it is a popular resort for middle-to-upper class Lebanese and for tourists from the Gulf.

Each group was assigned a house and required to produce a complete set of drawings - plans, sections, elevations, and details. A 'theory' of possible evolution also had to be proposed.

All drawings drafted by hand.