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Issam Fares Institute in Beirut
Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) – design by Zaha Hadid Architects
3 Oct 2016
Issam Fares Institute, Beirut
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
A new building for the American University of Beirut?s campus, radical in composition but respectful of its traditional context.

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3rd of October 2016 ? The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
Issam Fares Institute Building in Beirut

One of the 6 winning projects, selected a shortlist of 19 projects, chosen from 348 nominations.
The Master Jury?s citation:
?As the last in a series of buildings, the Issam Fares Institute completes the central oval courtyard of the upper campus of American University of Beirut, located on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean. This educational building solves a dense programme within a surprisingly small footprint in a manner that is sensitive to its context. With its contemporary form and the purity of its architectural language the building differentiates itself from its neighbours, though it is not in conflict with the campus and its architecture.

?Cantilevering over the courtyard and overlooking the old cypress and ficus trees, the building presents an extremely powerful and authentic volumetric structure without obstructing the view of the buildings behind. The building?...