Reconstructing Beirut Symposium PART 1/4

On 4 August 2020, Beirut was rocked by the biggest non-nuclear explosion ever recorded in an urban context. How should the reconstruction of the city now take place in its current political and socio-economic context?​ This symposium will look at the different forces that shaped what happened, the incident itself, and the different strategies required to reconstruct Beirut in the aftermath of this tragedy. As a series of short-term and long-term proposals, sessions across this day-long event will be chaired by AA students and will discuss ways in which heritage, reconstruction, community-led projects, and interdisciplinary exchange can all be addressed in the post-blast context. 00:00 - 03:05 - Introduction (Riyad Yassine) 3:05 - 4:45 - Session Introduction (Philip Gharios) 4:45 - 14:54 - Mobilising in a period of crisis: Lebanon - (Sibylle George/IMPACT LEBANON) 15:43 - 26:53 - Beirut Port Explosion: Tools for Investigation - (Kishan San/FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE) 27:26 - 39:52 - Initiatives in Response to the Beirut Blast - (Nour Zoghby Fares/BEIRUT URBAN LAB) 40:25 - 46:15 - Souls of Beirut - (Sensy Mania/AA School) 46:18 - 1:10:54 - Discussion/Q&A