Rami Kanaan
MA work
MA work
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Program of Spaces Axonometric, 2017
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Construction Detail - Market, 2017
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Walkway Concept Section
RECLAIMING BEIRUT'S OBSOLETE SPACES
Since the end of its civil war (1975-1990), the Lebanese people have not been offered a chance to reconcile as a united nation. Sects and religions are still segregated in the city of Beirut, along with the rest of the country, along invisible sectarian boundaries. The lack of public space has delayed the natural process of reconciliation, leaving Lebanon a divided nation.
The derelict pre-war concrete structure, once a popular shopping centre, offers a void within the city waiting to be given back to the public in the form of open spaces allowing markets, memorials and dialogue to take place on site. Its concrete dome is a familiar landmark amongst every generation and aims to serve as symbol for unification. Through a curated sensory experience, the project aims to evoke nostalgia and remembrance amongst a divided public.
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Architecture
Programme
MA Interior Design, 2017
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Contact
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Rami Kanaan is a Lebanese-British interior designer with a background in architecture. His passion for the effect of the built environment and design on society stems from witnessing the ever-changing urban fabric of his hometown, Beirut. Despite reunification efforts, Beirut has ben divided since the end of the civil war (1975-1990), politically, architecturally and structurally. Rami Kanaan focuses on the roles design and architecture play on post-war divided countries, as in Lebanon.
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Degrees
- BA Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, 2014
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Experience
- Bernard Khoury / DW5 Architects, Beirut, 2012; Brimelow McSweeney Architects, London, 2015