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Tables of Contents for Projecting Beirut
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
7
2
Introduction: Projecting Beirut
9
10
Peter G. Rowe
Hashim Sarkis
Section One The Urban History and Archaeology of Beirut
19
60
The Interplay of History and Archaeology in Beirut
19
4
Nasser Rabbat
Ancient Beirut: Urban Growth in the Light of Recent Excavations
23
18
Helen Sader
"Your Beirut Is on My Desk," Ottomanizing Beirut under Sultan Abdulhamid II (1876-1909)
41
27
Jens Hanssen
On Solidere's Motto, "Beirut: Ancient City of the Future,"
68
11
Fares el-Dahdah
Section Two The Modern Architecture of Beirut
79
56
Modern Beirut
79
4
K. Michael Hays
From Colonial Style to Regional Revivalism: Modern Architecture in Lebanon and the Problem of Cultural Identity
83
23
Jad Tabet
The Work and Influence of Michel Ecochard in Lebanon
106
16
Marlene Ghorayeb
The Role of Government in Shaping the Built Environment
122
13
Assem Salam
Section Three The Socio-Economic Framework for the Reconstruction of Beirut
135
48
Spatial Aspects and Socio-Economic Processes
135
5
Peter G. Rowe
Contested Space and the Forging of New Cultural Identities
140
25
Samir Khalaf
The Macroeconomic Basis of Reconstruction
165
8
Freddie C. Baz
Transforming the Site of Dereliction into the Urban Culture of Modernity: Beirut's Southern Suburb and Elisar Project
173
10
Mona Harb el-Kak
Section Four The Postwar Planning of Beirut
183
52
The Postwar Project
183
4
Rodolphe el-Khoury
Dances with Margaret Mead: Planning Beirut since 1958
187
15
Hashim Sarkis
The Northern Sector: Projects and Plans at Sea
202
15
Joumana Ghandour Atallah
Heart of Beirut: Making the Master Plan for the Renewal of the Central District
217
18
Angus Gavin
Section Five Recent Projects in Beirut
235
40
Beirut and the Facts of Myth
235
5
Jorge Silvetti
Public Space as Infrastructure: The Case of the Postwar Reconstruction of Beirut
240
20
Oussama R. Kabbani
Beirut Sublime
260
3
Rodolphe el-Khoury
The Souks of Beirut
263
12
Rafael Moneo
Section Six Prospects and a Vision for Urban Beirut
275
22
The Age of Physical Reconstruction
275
10
Hashim Sarkis
Peter G. Rowe
From the Geography of Fear to a Geography of Hope
285
12
H.E. Ghassan Tueni
Biographical Notes on the Authors
297