In Time of Turmoil, a New Office Building Challenges Established Building Code

Bayrut, LebanonDomaine Public ArchitectsCommercial Architecture, Institutional Architecture, Office, Sustainable Development, Urban Design LSB Regional Headquarters As an existential financial crisis threatens Lebanon, the opening of the LSB regional headquarters, located in the city of Tyre on the southern coast of Lebanon, examines the untapped potential in challenging established code. Tyre witnessed uncontrolled urban development during the Lebanese civil war that spanned from 1975 to 1991. Post-war, newly adopted building codes favored an increase in the dens... (continued)