How we can preserve our collective history through architecture
Mona El Hallak |
TEDinArabic Summit 2023
• March 2023
The Barakat building in Beirut holds a special place in the city's collective memory, especially after the civil war. Architect Mona El Hallak discusses how she fought against investors determined to demolish and rebuild the building -- and explains how she was able to revive it to serve as a witness to the memories of its inhabitants and city before it was destroyed by the flames of war and destruction