Beirut Urban Lab

The Beirut Urban Lab is releasing the Nabatieh Built and Natural Environment Database, an open, georeferenced platform that gathers data on the built-up fabric, in addition to social, environmental, and economic information in the Greater Nabatieh Area. For more information: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/307… @IDRC_CRDI @TPILebanon

New data platform on Greater Nabatiyeh, providing base urban& ecological layers in open access, documenting built& natural envrnmt &encouraging spatial analysis on South Lebanon's localities--despite systematic &continuous brutal assault on bldgs, land & living beings by IOF.

A new report Government-Designated Shelters in Lebanon's 2024 Displacement Crisis: Displacement Patterns, Emergency Response, and Hybrid Governance, has been published by the Beirut Urban Lab, examining internal displacement patterns and the hybrid governance of collective shelters during the 2024 war. For more information: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/307…

Due to the current security situation and ongoing war in Lebanon, City Debates 2026 has been postponed until further notice. We hope to reschedule depending on the situation, we will share incoming updates in due course. @MSFEA_AUB @TPILebanon

Due to the current security situation and ongoing escalation in Lebanon, the Fourth Talk in the South Lebanon Talks series, has been postponed until further notice. We hope to reschedule depending on the situation, we will share incoming updates in due course.

Due to the current security situation and ongoing escalation in Lebanon, the presentation and screening with Shourideh C. Molavi has been postponed until further notice. We hope to reschedule depending on the situation, we will share incoming updates in due course.

Join us for a presentation and screening with Shourideh C.Molavi (Forensic Architecture): Counter Forensics in Palestine and the Treachery of Images Thursday March 5 at 1:00 PM Location: Engineering Lecture Hall (ELH), Masri Building, AUB This event is open to the public More info: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/207…

Join us for the Fourth talk in the South Lebanon Talks series by the Beirut Urban Lab. “Staying in Place: Hosting, Memory, and Adaptive Systems in South Lebanon” by Mirna Nasrallah, Mariam Najem, Ali Ballout, and Lynn Chmaysani. 🗓 Wednesday, March 04, 2026 | ⏰ pm | 📍 Architecture Lecture Hall, Dar Al-Handasah Architecture Building, Room 106, AUB This event is open to the public For more information: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/207…

The SWANA Urban Political Network launched its first Winter Institute in Beirut, convening early career scholars to explore urban, ecological, and infrastructural politics across the region. For more information 🔽 beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/307…

Save the Date 📌 For the 22nd edition of City Debates "Greening or Uprooting? Planning, Ecology and Power in the Arab Region” March 30-31 & April 1, 2026 at Architecture Lecture Hall (ALH), AUB Join us for a critical exchange among scholars, practitioners, and activists exploring how spatial planning in the Arab region is shaped by the climate crisis, land struggles, and relations of power, and reflecting on its potential to advance more just and ecological futures... Stay tuned for the program coming soon!

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Join us for the third talk in the South Lebanon Talks series by the Beirut Urban Lab. “Contested Reconstruction Paradigms in a Cyclical War Landscape” by Rabih Shibli. 🗓 Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | ⏰ 1:00 pm | 📍 Architecture Lecture Hall, Dar Al-Handasah Architecture Building, Room 106, AUB This event is open to the public For more information: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/207…

Join us for the Second talk in the South Lebanon Talks series by the Beirut Urban Lab. “Seasons of Return.” by Batoul Faour. 🗓 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | ⏰ 1:00 pm | 📍 Architecture Lecture Hall, Dar Al-Handasah Architecture Building, Room 106, AUB This event is open to the public For more information: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/207…

لا تُختصَر إعادة الإعمار بإصلاح الأضرار، إذ إنّها تعني إعادة بناء الدّولةِ نفسَها. بعد سنواتٍ من الانهيار والانفجارات والأزمات، تحمَّلَ المجتمعُ العبءَ، فيما فشلت الحكومة في التحرُّك. إنّ إعلان حالة طوارئ حقيقيّة يعني حشد المؤسّسات والمجتمعات معًا، وخلق إطار تشاركيّ يضع المتضرّرين في صلب العمليّة، ويطالب بعدالة اجتماعيّة واقتصاديّة وبيئيّة وحضريّة. ومن دون ذلك، تخاطر إعادة الإعمار بأن تصبح فرصةً أخرى ضائعةً لاستعادة السيادة والشرعيّة والتضامن. هذا الفيديو هو جزء من سلسلة مؤلّفة من ثلاثة أجزاء حول التعافي الشّامل وإعادة الإعمار بعد الحرب الإسرائيليّة على لبنان. بالتعاون مع استديو أشغال عامة، المفكرة القانونية ومختبر المدن بيروت. لمعرفة المزيد عن القضية، شاهدوا تقريرنا المصوّر مع كل من نزار صاغية من المفكرة القانونية وعبير سقسوق من استوديو أشغال عامّة وسامي عطاالله وسامي زغيب من مبادرة سياسات الغد. @nsaghieh @samiatallah1 @samizog @Legal_Agenda @publicworks_lb @BeirutUrbanLab youtu.be/ImGjGyjKmuE

Join us for the first talk in the South Lebanon Talks series by the Beirut Urban Lab. “Beyond Resilience: Land, Agriculture, and Stalled Reconstruction in South Lebanon” by Prof. Rami Zurayk. 🗓 Wednesday, 21 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 1:00 pm | 📍 Architecture Lecture Hall, Dar Al-Handasah Architecture Building, Room 106, AUB This event is open to the public