The Reconstruction of Beirut City Centre (Downtown) as a New Urbanism Project

العنوان باللغة العربية (Arabic Title)

إعادة إعمار مركز مدبنة بيروت (الوسط النجاري) - مشروع حضري حديث

Authors

• Ahmed S. Attia, Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, EgyptFollow

اسم الباحث باللغة العربية Author(s) (Arabic)

أ.د. أحمد صلاح عطية

Author ORCID Identifier

_{Ahmed S. Attia:} https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-8443

Abstract

The study aims to highlight and examine the Beirut City Centre reconstruction project as an example of the concept of New Urbanism. The study covers Lebanon's geographical location, traditional house architecture, Beirut's history, urban growth, and the civil war and its effects on the city's architecture and identity. Moreover, the objectives of the reconstruction project as a New Urbanism Project were applied in the city's center and the adjacent area of the Saifi Village. The conclusion summarizes the lessons learned from applying the New Urbanism Concept to the reconstruction project.

Keywords

Traditional Lebanese Architecture, Beirut Downtown, Reconstruction, Classical Style, European Architecture

Disciplines

Architecture | Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Recommended Citation

Attia, Ahmed S. (2026) "The Reconstruction of Beirut City Centre (Downtown) as a New Urbanism Project," Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ): Vol. 32: Iss. 1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8547.1272