Pages and testimonies from the heart of municipal work, revealing the behind-the-scenes of local administration as lived by the author himself, and reflecting attempts to craft the possible amid real challenges. A reading that gives readers a vivid picture of local administration in Lebanon.
A book shedding light on an essential urban planning tool that remained marginalized in Lebanon for decades despite its pivotal role. It compares the legal texts governing public land pooling and re-parcelling with the applications carried out over sixty years, revealing a gap between text and practice and its profound impact on the urban landscape.
A book documenting the course of Palestine through a century of pain and steadfastness, from the Balfour Declaration to the Nakba and its aftermath. It is a living testimony to the memory of the land and its people, and to a nation that has never abandoned the dream of freedom and return despite its wounds.
This book is the fruit of three journeys that took the author to the heart of the People's Republic of China, where he traveled through nine of its greatest cities. The journey was not a passing tourist exploration but a reading through the eyes of an architect and urban planner, seeking to capture from each city its own spirit and distinctive character.