DIY City: Beirut | Beirut Design Week 2017

Part of Beirut Design Week 2017
DIY City: A Pattern Language for Beirut's Streets by Grace Aaraj/ ArchiBuild

If cities spoke, what would our streets tell you? What would you do if you could design Beirut’s streets yourself?
Based on Christopher Alexander's approach of "A Pattern Language,” participants will engage in an interactive workshop to observe and produce "timeless patterns" that make up Beirut's architecture, urban life, and community livability. We will learn to read the city's streets using observation, bite-size truths and personal experiences.

This workshop is part of a two-year series taking place in different Arab capitals.

Beirut's workshop will focus on streets from the viewpoint of an engaged pedestrian and residents.
We welcome drivers, public transportation commuters, bikers, pedestrians, and residents of the city to join us.
It is open to students, researchers, and professionals and anyone who is in a love-hate relationship with urban life and the streets of Beirut.