Beirut Arab University designs and builds buildings based on the standards established in Lebanon, the University participates in different events that allow the architecture faculty to have sufficient experience and known standards to create and design sustainable buildings.

• BAU CoF Constructing the Future Design. Experiment. Fab. Build

Beiut Arab University, Faculty of Architectural Engineering is hosting one of the most important series of lectures Four pioneering architects and artists from Spain and Portugal are discussing their work explaining the intersection between digital technologies and art with the current architecture pedagogies.

In accordance with the new demand in design education, the introduction of design workshops in architectural curricula shall assist the investigation of the form, building components, and material attributes. 

In that matter, BAU Constructing the Future (CoF) Lecture Series is a symposium that seeks to promote not only art and architecture, but also discourse between different advanced and current modelling, construction and fabrication strategies.

• The Handing-over Ceremony of Nawfal Palace 3D Scan Project in Tripoli

After finalizing all the tasks of Nawfal Palace 3D Scan Project by a specialized team in the field of 3D scanning from Beirut Arab University- Faculty of Architecture, the deliverables and outcomes were submitted in a ceremony organized by Tripoli Municipality in its premises in Tripoli .

The ceremony was attended by Tripoli Mayor Dr. Riad Yamak, and Dr. Bassem Bakhash Chairman of the Education and Culture Committee from Tripoli Municipality while BAU was represented by the vice president of Tripoli Branch Affairs, Professor Khaled Baghdadi, Professor Ibtihal Youssef El-Bastawissi, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture- Design and Built Environment and Dr. Nabil Mohareb,Faculty Director for Tripoli Branch.

The ceremony was also attended by the Project Sponsor Mr. Mustapha Jazar CEO at LASeR and BAU team who worked on the Project: Dr. Kareem Galal and the students Khoder Bahr Joujou, Hadi Hassan Jalloul, Abdul Karim Rabie Oweidat, and Muhammad Nour Maher Abu Ammo.

During the ceremony, Prof Ibtihal, has appreciated the generous hospitality and the facilities provided by Tripoli municipality during the site works and highlighted the importance of cooperative activities between the university and the civil society in Lebanon.

• The Participation of the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture in the OEA Workshop

The Participation of the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture in the OEA Workshop on the Reconstruction of the Neighbourhoods affected by the 4th of August Blast within a National Vision for Sustainable Development Policies. The Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Built Environment, Professor Ibtihal Youssef El-Bastawissi, participated in the workshop organized by the Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut in cooperation with the French Government, UNESCO, and the International Union of Architects (UIA).

Professor El-Bastawissi participated in the fourth session covering the legal aspects of the reconstruction process. the session was carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the General Directorate of Antiquities in Lebanon. While moderating the public discussion panel at the end of the axis, Professor El-Bastawissi stressed on the importance of this axis, as well as all the other axes of the workshop which complement each other and enriched the studies carried out by the Architectural Faculties in Lebanese universities in collaboration with Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut.

Professor El-Bastawissi thanked the President of the OEA, Jad Tabet, for organizing this workshop and for all the efforts he is doing to keep up with the reconstruction of the districts devastated by the explosion of August 4, 2020. The Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Built Environment, Professor Ibtihal Youssef El-Bastawissi, participated in the workshop organized by the Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut in cooperation with the French Government, UNESCO, and the International Union of Architects (UIA).

Professor El-Bastawissi participated in the fourth session covering the legal aspects of the reconstruction process. the session was carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the General Directorate of Antiquities in Lebanon. While moderating the public discussion panel at the end of the axis, Professor El-Bastawissi stressed on the importance of this axis, as well as all the other axes of the workshop which complement each other and enriched the studies carried out by the Architectural Faculties in Lebanese universities in collaboration with Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut.

Professor El-Bastawissi thanked the President of the OEA, Jad Tabet, for organizing this workshop and for all the efforts he is doing to keep up with the reconstruction of the districts devastated by the explosion of August 4, 2020.

• The Role of Geothermal Energy in Efficient Building Performance

Targeting building energy use is a key to decrease energy consumption by incorporating energy-efficient strategies into the design. Geothermal system helps us to achieve Zero Carbon design. The lecture revealed a link between geothermal system, human comfort, indoor environmental quality, and aesthetics. Geothermal energy is an underused resource that emits no greenhouse gas emissions, highly reliable, and is produced locally.