“A promising idea to empower local craftsmen” – Holcim Awards Jury
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Project entry 2014 Africa Middle East – Waste to Energy: Urban energy recovery and development concept, Beirut, Lebanon
An overall diagram showing building access and the journey along the two incorporated programs: the thermal treatment plant and the designer’s workshop spaces. The first journey acts as a museum and is guided by the incineration process. It then links to the second journey along the studio workshop spaces, which aims to provide exposure to the many local skilled laborers in the nearby industrial region.
The jury commends the student’s ethical posture and their courage to engage with a citywide challenge. The very problem is perceived as an opportunity to not only produce refuse as a valuable power resource but to also create a series of exciting public spaces – a wasteland is transformed into a place and center of communal activities. The most promising feature of the project is the promising idea to empower local craftsmen, through education and vocational training programs with a focus on re-use, re-cycling, and reducing material flows.
Last updated: June 13, 2014 Beirut, Lebanon
The jury commends the student’s ethical posture and their courage to engage with a citywide challenge. The very problem is perceived as an opportunity to not only produce refuse as a valuable power resource but to also create a series of exciting public spaces – a wasteland is transformed into a place and center of communal activities. The most promising feature of the project is the promising idea to empower local craftsmen, through education and vocational training programs with a focus on re-use, re-cycling, and reducing material flows.