“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without routes”Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
As it gently slopes towards the sea, Beirut city center offers a great history to be conveyed about a culture that survived and strived for a better future. Planning and architecture enhance this Mediterranean character by preserving the past in modern concepts. Aiming to embrace the urban fabric, a proposed project links achieved progress of such fabric in the existing location, to present an alternative dialogue between an archeological site and the city that surrounds it.