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LEBANON PAVILION
AT 2018 VENICE BIENNALE
Architect :Hala   Younes
Lebanon is participating for the first time at the 16th International
Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di  Venezia under the theme “The
Place that Remains.” The project has been developed by the curator,
Hala   Younes, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Lebanese American
University (LAU).
The Lebanese Pavilion will gather architects, artists, researchers, and
Lebanese institutions under the theme ‘The Place that Remains.’ It involves
a reflection on the built environment through a reflection on the unbuilt land
and the possible visions for the future of our national territory and
landscape. The focus will be on Nahr Beirut (Beirut River) and its
watershed.
The project explores the preconditions for architecture through assessing its
bedrock and the challenges protagonists face, such as the fragile nature of
territory, scarcity of resources, and commodification. In the work, the
territory is rendered visible, requiring the tangible/sensitive reality to be
brought back to the center, whereby it becomes possible to identify,
inventory, list, and shed light on ‘The Place that Remains’ and the
conditions required for its preservation.
The format chosen for the project is a combined 3D relief map, landscape
photography and video surveillance, while the watershed setting allows its
creators to ensure that the resources remain the key focus.