House of Today and the Department of Architecture and Design at the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University of Beirut are delighted to introduce their first collaboration of many to come. 

The non-profit platform founded by Cherine Magrabi and the Department of Architecture and Design are thrilled to inspire, emulate and support the next generation of creatives by welcoming, for the very first time in Lebanon, three acclaimed international designers and architects - Porky Hefer, Guan Lee and Marco Campardo- for the symposium Augmented Autarky that will be held on January 13th 2023, followed by a 4-days workshop entitled Beyond Foraging. 

Kicking off the collaboration, the design critic and journalist Anne-France Berthelon, along with the architect/designer Rana Haddad from the Department of Architecture and Design at AUB, co-curates the symposium Augmented Autarky that will be followed by Beyond Foraging workshop.

The symposium invites the speakers to share their respective creative process and highlight how working with local available resources not only prevents vernacular techniques and cultural knowledge from vanishing, but also allows bold contemporary projects and conversations to bloom.

Following the symposium, Guan Lee will lead 'Beyond Foraging', a 4-day workshop, where a material and cultural exploration will commence, setting the cross-pollination of disciplines (architecture, design, art, craft, engineering and computer science) at the core of the design ecosystem. The free workshop is open to all design enthusiasts.

We look forward to nurturing dynamic conversations in the world of design with you.

SAVE THE DATES!
Symposium
‘Augmented Autarky’ is open to the public on January 13, 2023, from 3 to 6 pm at Maamari Auditorium, Olayan School of Business, at the American University of Beirut. 

Workshop
‘Beyond Foraging’ is open to all design enthusiasts: students and fresh graduates, designers, artists, architects, photographers and engineers. It will be taking place between the 14th and 17th of January 2023 at ArD AUB.
The workshop is free of charge: apply below before December 27, 2022.

APPLY HERE FOR THE WORKSHOP 'Beyond Foraging'