{"id":396225,"date":"2025-09-30T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=396225"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:25:15","slug":"lebanon-project-at-sao-paulo-architecture-biennale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/lebanon-project-at-sao-paulo-architecture-biennale\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon project at S\u00e3o Paulo Architecture Biennale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 \u201cExtremes: Architectures for a Hot World\u201d is the theme of the 14th<\/sup> S\u00e3o Paulo International Architecture Biennale held by the Institute of Architects of Brazil\u2013S\u00e3o Paulo chapter (IABsp). After holding previous decentralized editions, the event returns to its home at the Oca building in the Ibirapuera Park. The exhibition brings together schools, offices, and public institutions around a central goal: presenting projects that respond to a new climate reality. Among these is a project developed in Lebanon for implementation in Bahrain.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lebanese project for Bahran featured in S\u00e3o Paulo Architecture Biennale Schools Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Developed by students from the School of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut, the project Eco Commons: Seeding Urban Biodiversity for Climate and Social Resilience in Tubli Bay, Bahrain <\/em>proposes the rehabilitation of Tubli Bay, located south of Bahrain\u2019s capital Manama. The area once sustained local communities through fishing, but today its terrestrial and marine habitats are under threat.

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Water management for less extreme future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The project proposes a linear park, typically a green area longer than it is wide, bordered by a watercourse. This linear park, designed for Bahrain, provides public access to the bay\u2019s shoreline, integrates with the region\u2019s urban mobility, and ensures a shaded microclimate for the birds living there. It was developed by Lebanese undergraduate students Maya Ha\u00efdar and Clara Saliba, under the guidance of Sandra Frem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of 30 projects developed for the Schools Competition, part of the exhibition program, alongside 179 other works submitted by invitation and through an open call. The projects not only offer ways for environments to better withstand heat but also reflect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in buildings and propose solutions for cities and regions to adapt to\u2014and even mitigate\u2014extreme climates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example is the concept of sponge cities, developed by Chinese architect Kongjian Yu, which, among other measures, proposes adapting cities to be floodable and capable of retaining rainwater. Kongjian passed away on September 23 in a plane crash in the Pantanal region of Brazil\u2019s Mato Grosso do Sul state.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Panels reflect extreme temperatures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A common theme across most projects is water. The Architecture Biennale highlights the challenge of water, whether in excess through flooding or in scarcity, as curator Renato Anelli told ANBA. \u201cWater is central to survival, as global warming alters precipitation patterns,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anelli also noted that some initiatives aimed at rehabilitating environments through water use employ the concept of a linear park as a solution. \u201cWhat we observed, especially in the open call and the Schools Competition, is that several other countries are working on techniques similar to those used in Brazil, and it was a pleasant surprise for us to see the work from the Lebanese school applying principles similar to what we\u2019ve been implementing here. The issue of water and its relationship with vegetated banks is an international concern,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extreme temperatures in focus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition also addresses rising temperatures and their causes beyond water-related issues. One of the works consists of multiple panels with \u201cwarming stripes\u201d that transition from blue (lower temperatures) to red (higher temperatures). Each panel represents a city in Brazil: Recife, Pernambuco; Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul; Cuiab\u00e1, Mato Grosso, Contagem, Minas Gerais; and Guarulhos, S\u00e3o Paulo, among others. The panels illustrate that temperatures in all these cities are increasing year after year. Alongside them are additional panels explaining heat distribution processes, their causes, and consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is organized around five thematic axes: preserving forests and reforesting cities; living with water; renovating more and building green; moving and accessing together with renewable energy; and ensuring climate justice and social housing. These themes are explored through models, conceptual projects\u2014both in form and materials\u2014and displays of various explanatory banners, including the Lebanese project. All aim to provide solutions to a shared challenge: extreme climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The S\u00e3o Paulo International Architecture Biennale is free to attend and runs until October 19. Check the full program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/em>:
Arab art shines at S\u00e3o Paulo Biennial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>
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