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Do design and colour impact your workout? Architect Rabih Geha aims to find out with Beirut gym
by Kim Megson | 31 Jan 2018
A boutique health club exploring how lighting and design impact the effectiveness of your workout has opened in Beirut, Lebanon. Health club brand U Energy commissioned local practice Rabih Geha Architects to design the 1,200sq m (12,900sq ft) underground project as “a place to provide respite from the hectic nature of daily life” in the city. In order to encourage connection and interaction, the gym – which includes weightlifting areas,
Hala Wardé wins competition to design new Beirut Museum of Art
by Kim Megson | 17 Oct 2016
Lebanese French Architect Hala Wardé will design a modern, contemporary art museum in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon. An international jury featuring Richard Rogers, Rem Koolhaas, Julia Peyton-Jones and chaired by Pritzker Prize chair Lord Peter Palumbo selected Wardé’s firm HW architecture from a shortlist of 13 design teams to create a home for BeMA: Beirut Museum of Art. The new museum will be centrally located in the heart of
Resense debuts two-storey, circular, standalone spa in Beirut
by Jane Kitchen | 23 Aug 2016
The 1,400sq m (15,069sq ft) Resense Spa at Kempinski Hotel Summerland Beirut in Lebanon is set to open on 5 September with a visually impressive circular building in the resort garden. The standalone day resort spa, which is spread over two floors, will house one double spa suite, six single treatment rooms and two scrub rooms, as well as separate male and female relaxation lounges and a spa cafe. “This
Shortlist announced for Beirut art museum set to showcase best of Lebanese culture
by Kim Megson | 19 Apr 2016
The Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of the Arts in Lebanon (APEAL) has revealed the shortlist for an architectural design competition to build a new “modern and contemporary” art museum in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon. The contest was open to architects of Lebanese origin from around the globe, and 66 submissions from 16 countries were received. These were whittled down to a final shortlist of 13, who are
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