Majal Lebanon - The Academic Urban Observatory in Lebanon - Sustainable Construction competition in Universities in Lebanon

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

In 2008, MAJAL organized, in collaboration of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, a campaign to promote sustainable design in universities in Lebanon. The campaign aimed at encouraging architecture schools to include courses on sustainable architecture within their curriculum. The presentation consisted of a Power-Point and the distribution of a cube-shaped friendly tool exposing a useful checklist to use during the several phases of the design process.

For the academic year 2009-10, MAJAL, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut organizes an interuniversity competition involving architecture students, professors, national and international experts and public authorities, in an academic project with the aim of stimulating the debate around crucial issues related to sustainable planning and building.

A RESIDENCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE HEART OF BEIRUT :

With dozens of universities and technical institutes located within its metropolitan area, Beirut constitutes nowadays a major academic pole in the Arab world… Based on this issue, architecture students are invited to design an exemplary project of a Residence for Students in the heart of Beirut integrating sustainability and energy efficiency criteria. The ideas generated by the competition can contribute to the debate regarding new approaches in contemporary architecture design in Lebanon. The Project should also be well connected to its urban context and contribute in enhancing the built environment.

Registration form available here.

Download the competition program.

Download the maps.

Download the layouts.

LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT THE ORDER OF ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS :

The event launching ceremony took place at the OEA in presence of Mr. André Bekhazi, president of the Architecture Branch, Mr. Serge Yazigi, head of Majal, and the director of Gaia Heritage who will be in charge of the secretary work of the jury. We thank all for their presence and wish good luck to all participants!

Poster of lauching ceremony

AWARDS CEREMONY AT THE OEA
25 FEBRUARY 2010

The international jury will be present in Beirut from thre 21^st to the 25^th February in order to evaluate the 74 submitted projects. On Thursday 25^thFebruary will take place the Awards Ceremony. The program will be as follows:

4.00pm: Roundtable on sustainable architecture. All the jury members are invited to communicate their impressions regarding the submitted projects and the main orientations to undertake on educational and legal levels.
5.00pm: Awards Ceremony
5.30pm: Exhibition and Cocktail

See profile of jury members

DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS :

Introduction on passive strategies

Introduction on active strategies

Introduction on Climate and comfort

Introduction on Sustainable materials

Introduction to Sustainable development

Sustainable Design Checklist


This competition is sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the OEA and directed by MAJAL Academic Urban Observatory
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE In 2008, MAJAL organized, in collaboration of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, a campaign to promote sustainable design in universities in Lebanon. The campaign aimed at encouraging architecture schools to include courses on sustainable architecture within their curriculum. The presentation consisted of a Power-Point and the distribution of a cube-shaped friendly tool exposing a useful checklist to use during the several phases of the design process. For the academic year 2009-10, MAJAL, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut organizes an interuniversity competition involving architecture students, professors, national and international experts and public authorities, in an academic project with the aim of stimulating the debate around crucial issues related to sustainable planning and building. A RESIDENCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE HEART OF BEIRUT : With dozens of universities and technical institutes located within its metropolitan area, Beirut constitutes nowadays a major academic pole in the Arab world… Based on this issue, architecture students are invited to design an exemplary project of a Residence for Students in the heart of Beirut integrating sustainability and energy efficiency criteria. The ideas generated by the competition can contribute to the debate regarding new approaches in contemporary architecture design in Lebanon. The Project should also be well connected to its urban context and contribute in enhancing the built environment. Registration form available here. Download the competition program. Download the maps. Download the layouts. LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT THE ORDER OF ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS : The event launching ceremony took place at the OEA in presence of Mr. André Bekhazi, president of the Architecture Branch, Mr. Serge Yazigi, head of Majal, and the director of Gaia Heritage who will be in charge of the secretary work of the jury. We thank all for their presence and wish good luck to all participants! Poster of lauching ceremony AWARDS CEREMONY AT THE OEA 25 FEBRUARY 2010 The international jury will be present in Beirut from thre 21^st to the 25^th February in order to evaluate the 74 submitted projects. On Thursday 25^thFebruary will take place the Awards Ceremony. The program will be as follows: 4.00pm: Roundtable on sustainable architecture. All the jury members are invited to communicate their impressions regarding the submitted projects and the main orientations to undertake on educational and legal levels. 5.00pm: Awards Ceremony 5.30pm: Exhibition and Cocktail See profile of jury members DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS : Introduction on passive strategies Introduction on active strategies Introduction on Climate and comfort Introduction on Sustainable materials Introduction to Sustainable development Sustainable Design Checklist	Our Links MAJAL Academic Urban Observatory Heinrich Böll Foundation Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut Usefull Links Planetecologie Passive Solar Energy Entreprises & Construction Durable Sustainable Construction Site Pavillon de l'Arsenal U.S. Green Building Council BREEAM Republic of Lebanon Ministry of Environment United Nations Development Programme - Lebanon Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation Project World Resources - Earth Trends Lebanon Green Building Council United Nations Environment Programme Envirobat Mediterranee Blue Planet Biomes ENSA Grenoble Association pour la Coherence Environnementale en Vienne CRATerre ENSA Grenoble Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maitrise de l'Energie Urban Sustainable Initiative University of Nevada Sustainable ABC Architecture Research Institute Le Journal Developpement Durable EdusCOL For your questions, visit our blog : http://sustainablearchitecturecompetition .wordpress.com/
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