52 min
EP5 - Building Identity Through Architecture w/ Lara Abou Znad Architecture Siol! (w Gabriel Chek)
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- Design
Hear about Lara's story, an Architectural Designer based in Beirut, Lebanon as she recounts the events and work done after the massive explosion that shook the nation. She shares about the various challenges and opportunites that I am share we can relate to in such a situation.
In this episode:
- How do we design architecture not 'stuck in the past' but 'progressive yet not losing the essence of the past that we know and love'?
- Rebuilding the city of Beirut
- Housing design in Lebanon
- Adopting post Modernism vs rebuilding/preserving what was there
- Why architects should take a stand
- Architecture during a crisis, post-war
- Restoring a cultural identity through Architecture
- Designing from resilience
- A glimpse of how Singapore has attempted to retain and celebrate her unique architectural styles
- Lara's views on Architectural education in Lebanon and how it can improve.
- The problem with architectural education I see and how we can solve it.
Who Should Listen
If you are an architectural student or designer wanting to know more about the story of Architecture in Lebanon especially post crisis, you would want to tune in and learn more about what is done and what can be done.
About The Show
ARCHLOGBOOK Chats is a brand new podcast where I, Gabriel Chek, sit down with architecture students, designers, practitioners and academics to discuss the various challenges, acheivements and opportunities in the education and practice of Architecture.
If you would like to join me as a podcast guest, feel free to contact Gabriel at hello@archlogbook.co.
ARCHLOGBOOK CHATS is available on YouTube, Spotify, Google Podcast and Apple Podcast.
About ARCHLOGBOOK
ARCHLOGBOOK is a platform by Gabriel Chek that aims to increase clarity & confidence in young architecture students and designers. I create and share educational content of architectural practice via blog posts, Instagram, ebooks, workshops and videos on Youtube.
Follow ARCHLOGBOOK
Website: https://archlogbook.co
Instagram: http://instagram.com/archlogbook
Telegram Channel: http://t.me/archlogbook
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hear about Lara's story, an Architectural Designer based in Beirut, Lebanon as she recounts the events and work done after the massive explosion that shook the nation. She shares about the various challenges and opportunites that I am share we can relate to in such a situation.
In this episode:
- How do we design architecture not 'stuck in the past' but 'progressive yet not losing the essence of the past that we know and love'?
- Rebuilding the city of Beirut
- Housing design in Lebanon
- Adopting post Modernism vs rebuilding/preserving what was there
- Why architects should take a stand
- Architecture during a crisis, post-war
- Restoring a cultural identity through Architecture
- Designing from resilience
- A glimpse of how Singapore has attempted to retain and celebrate her unique architectural styles
- Lara's views on Architectural education in Lebanon and how it can improve.
- The problem with architectural education I see and how we can solve it.
Who Should Listen
If you are an architectural student or designer wanting to know more about the story of Architecture in Lebanon especially post crisis, you would want to tune in and learn more about what is done and what can be done.
About The Show
ARCHLOGBOOK Chats is a brand new podcast where I, Gabriel Chek, sit down with architecture students, designers, practitioners and academics to discuss the various challenges, acheivements and opportunities in the education and practice of Architecture.
If you would like to join me as a podcast guest, feel free to contact Gabriel at hello@archlogbook.co.
ARCHLOGBOOK CHATS is available on YouTube, Spotify, Google Podcast and Apple Podcast.
About ARCHLOGBOOK
ARCHLOGBOOK is a platform by Gabriel Chek that aims to increase clarity & confidence in young architecture students and designers. I create and share educational content of architectural practice via blog posts, Instagram, ebooks, workshops and videos on Youtube.
Follow ARCHLOGBOOK
Website: https://archlogbook.co
Instagram: http://instagram.com/archlogbook
Telegram Channel: http://t.me/archlogbook
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52 min