Abandoned Dwellings

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Author: Gregory Buchakjian, Valérie Cachard (eds.)Over the past 150 years, Beirut has witnessed a cycle of unbridled growth, war, economic and social crises and migratory movements . It is in this unstable territory that Gregory Buchakjian has undertaken a bold artistic project and research devoted to abandoned dwellings. Surveying 744 buildings with archival materials, testimonies, text and photographic tableaux, this volume proposes new perspectives on the city as well as ways of reclaiming it.ISBN 9786148035111. Kaph Books. hb. 240 pages. 202 colour ills. 25 x 29 cm.available to order Show more