Dynamic vertical village, Beirut Terraces, unveiled yesterday
Dynamic vertical village, Beirut Terraces, unveiled yesterday
July 16, 2010 http://www.zawya.com/images/zawya_logo_tag.gif Read More: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZA...ed%20yesterday Quote:
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With the climate requirement this sort of residential building could be built in California or Hawai'i. Don't think it would be a good idea in hurricane prone areas.
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I like how the corner columns bring to mind a square boxy tower, but the floors are all over the place.
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Le Corbusier would go crazy over this. It's like something he would have sketched up.
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Bottom Left
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8535/8...6a3498dd_b.jpg P1140141 by taigatrommelchen, on Flickr http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3789/1...43f94a2f_b.jpg P1160014 by taigatrommelchen, on Flickr |
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Bottom Right (behind the Platinum Tower)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/1...ef34fc54_b.jpg Zaitunay Bay by GeoSalameh, on Flickr |
I am trying to reconcile these wonderful images of a skyscraper boom in a splendid setting with the bad politics and endless bad press on Lebanon. I've long wanted to visit.
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Building under construction on the right
courtesy of Fadel Ghandour http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/o...99365e9f_o.jpg |
courtesy of Rita El Khoury
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Today
http://i58.tinypic.com/f40186.jpg @int'l Behind the Platinum Tower (right) https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3851/...f5f38ce3_b.jpg 20140603_170820-20140603_170933-pan |
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loven it. what a wonderful place.
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