Presentation
The Politics of Traditional Contemporary Buildings
2001 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture International Conference
(2002)
Abstract
This paper surveys contemporary Buildings in Lebanon that incorporate traditional Elements, as a way to deconstruct possible meanings of this dominant practice in contemporary Lebanese Architecture. I will start by discussing what is meant by tradition in relationship to building activity in Lebanon and what issues do these buildings engage. Then I will move to discuss the production of the Traditional in architectural practice. I will conclude by looking at "traditional" Contemporary buildings as thlngs around which social relations are problematized.
Keywords
- architecture in Lebanon,
- tranditional,
- politics of traditional,
- Lebanon,
- architecture traditions
Disciplines
Publication Date
2002
Citation Information
Marwan Ghandour. "The Politics of Traditional Contemporary Buildings" 2001 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture International Conference (2002) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marwan_ghandour/4/