To speak of architecture only in terms of form, style, or performance misses its most vital dimension: how it is lived. A building is not...

A layered dialogue between land and sea, memory and transformation! Few urban landscapes embody the tension between continuity and rupture quite like Beirut. At the heart of this city’s evolving identity lies its port—a threshold, a lifeline, and at times, a frontier. This blog traces the complex and shifting relationship between Beirut and its port, revealing how history, policy, and conflict have reshaped this bond across generations.

In this episode of WiE Connect Podcast, we sit down with Lebanese architect Tarek Ibrahim — founder of Paseo Architecture and a rising voice in contemporary design. Dubbed the “Vogue Architect” by Abode2, Tarek has played a pivotal role in shaping cultural ambition and community well-being, earning numerous accolades such as the Excellence in Architecture Award (2018), the German Design Award (2020), and multiple A'Design Awards.

In a time when architecture is increasingly designed for the camera, and experienced through screens, it’s easy to forget a simple truth: buildings are not images—they are environments to be inhabited, remembered, and felt. The book of Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa, The Eyes of the Skin (1996), stands as a vital counterpoint to the rise of hyper-visual design culture. A poetic and philosophical manifesto, the book calls for a return to embodied architecture.

In the accelerating churn of global cities—where towers rise overnight and neighborhoods vanish without ceremony—heritage conservation...