Beirut Cultural and Conference Center (BCCC)

Manara - Beirut, Lebanon


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Location: Avenue de Paris, Beirut, Lebanon

Client: Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL)

Total Land Surface Area: 56,000 m2

Total Built-up Area: 400,000 m2

Total project cost: USD 350 million

Services provided: Conceptual Design - Preliminary Design - Detailed design - Tender Documents - Supervision of works



The Beirut Cultural and Conferences Center (BCCC) aims at strengthening Lebanon's position as a center for conferences and exhibitions serving the entire Middle East region.


The project is earmarked to house dedicated state-of-the-art conference and exhibition centers sprouted on a 56,000 square meters prime location in Beirut. It will feature cutting-edge technology, multi-purpose boardrooms and business support centers. BCCC will also comprise hotels, a sport center, a commercial retail area and several cultural amenities. BCCC will be executed by a mixed (public/private) joint stock company.




Beirut Cultural & Conference Centre – BCCC:

This US$360 Million project will be built on a 60.000m² plot of land and will consist of a five star and a four start hotels, conference & congress centre, commercial & leisure centre, exhibition centre.

Owners : The investment Development Authority of Lebanon - IDAL is in the process of creating a new company to raise funds, develop and manage the project.

Status : TRI Hospitality Consulting (UK) conducted the feasibility study.
The Project is now on hold.


Location:

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Activity on the site - July 2006:

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I really hope they build this, it will be very nice!

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WOOOOOOOOOOOW,NADINI,thanx
Don't worry,they will,it was hariri's next project for lebanon.and the family is commited to it :)

This was Hariri's dream project. It would be constructed by now if it wasn't for the political bickering.

Activity on the site,,,DECEMBER 2006.


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^^ I think it has been determined now that this activity is unrelated to the BCCC project.

Yes, I support what you say Beirut! :)

I think whats happening here is the soil that is being removed from other construction sites (maybe Astoria?) is being moved here temporarily. The same is happening in the plot next to the Burger King Rouche where the soil dug from Dream Bay is being dumped there.

Is the Manara rebuild, it looks so from the photo.

no its not, look at the top its still damaged

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^^ So do these renderings imply that this project still has some hope? Could the architects be contacted regarding the status?

Also, is it just me or is the last rendering posted not scaled properly???

Thanks AmeriLeb, its really amazing to see this mega project more clearly.

I hope this project becomes reality one day.It's one of the Best in Beirut.and being outside BCD area gives it more credit.

Its on hold...it was a Hairi project..I think they will build it because studies showed it would be highly feasible..bring in more conference business and make Beirut a more important city. The goverment was going to supply the very valuable land and it was going to be built on a BOT (Build operate Transfer) basis. I love the design..

I think once things get settled politically it is going to resurface..and yes that last pic make it look like a supertall !!! lol

i just heard on new tv during a talk show that the government just gave solidere the land to start with the foundation but the introduction on post #1 said idal, so im comfused could it be a diffrent project they called it "kasr l mo2tamarat"?

^^ Well this plot is far from the BCD, but if it is true that it is now owned by Solidere, then we should expect some major progress soon!

^^ i sure hope so

i just heard on new tv during a talk show that the government just gave solidere the land to start with the foundation but the introduction on post #1 said idal, so im comfused could it be a diffrent project they called it "kasr l mo2tamarat"?

IDAL is a government agency that helps promote and facilitate economic development in Lebanon. It helps investors bypass all the "red tape" by filing paper work for them, applying for permits, etc. and it also offers incentives in the form of tax breaks. They don't themselves develop projects.

This maybe where Solidere comes in. Remember that Solidere is no longer just about the Beirut Central District. They are investing outside of Lebanon now also. They have some nice projects going on in Egypt.

Anyway, this would be a really great project for Beirut and all of Lebanon. This was Rafic Hariri's dream project. Unfortunately the time is not ripe for such a project right now. Let's hope for a better future.

IDAL was in charge of promoting the project (like BETZ) and finding the investors who will build operate and transfer it back(BOT). If this is true the goverment will have a percentage (the land value as there investment) and Solidere the rights to build it. But the land and the project will not be controlled and owned by Solidere

The area is turning to what seems a construction site.
any news abt the project?

^^ is it the same as post #6 or new stuff ??

yeah i guess it is...
hehe for how long can i still play the "I'm new here" card?
hehe sorry

what is ? cause activity in post #6 are not related to this project .............................
.................and not that long i guess :)

I was wondering, has there been any progress, in terms re-activating this project?

thanks

amazing project, it should go ahead asap!

Any news about the project?
I think they would be bringing it back now that a "Hariri" is a prime minister again.

with the fast approaching demise of Biel we will def need this to start now...we can capture so much conference buisness with this and the hotels.

This project is extremly financially feasible according to the studies.

I emailed IDAL to see if this was still a possibilty but i found a study with more details. The outline was only available..but more facts:

2 hotels:
5 Star 690 rooms
3 Star 308 Rooms
Serviced Apartments 200
Total: 998 Hotel rooms and 200 Apts! Massive !

This is a congress center and convention center

That convention centre seems massive. Lets hope they start soon!... The Emile Lahoud Convention Centre, can that hold large scale events ?

We will need this project to replace BIEL!

This project has become more feasible if anything...Lebanon is missing out on trade conferences and exhibitions. This would massive and attrct more buisness people and have many spillover effects. Its not hard to imagine lebanon and Beirut to benifit to the tune of $1 billion annually and employ thousands.

Hariri says Beirut will soon have a new conference building

January 29, 2010

During the opening of an economic and business conference on Friday, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that a new conference building would be launched soon in Beirut.

According to the PM, Lebanon is on the verge on a new phase of economic growth. He called for enhancing Lebanon’s international and Arab role.

Lebanon needs a private-sector friendly atmosphere to attract investors, he said.

Hariri added that ensuring employment opportunities for the Lebanese is a cabinet priority.

-NOW Lebanon

http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=142297

One can only hope...

I HOPE THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROJECT IT WOULD BE AMAZING..AND ITS ALL DONE AND DESIGNED

Hello Amerileb - I noticed there is the name 'Laceco Architects' on these renderings in post 12- Are they the designers of the BCCC?

Yes

Do you think they might re-design it for the relaunch!?

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HMM wonder if this is the same:

Safi urges donors to make opera house vision a reality
By The Daily Star

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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BEIRUT: When the two famous writers Gibran Khalil Gibran and Amin al-Rihani visited London, they were awe-struck by the Royal Opera House and dreamed of one day building a similar house in Lebanon.

Another renowned Lebanese singer and composer, Wadih al-Safi, expressed the same dream on Wednesday during a news conference he held at the Press Federation’s head office.

Safi called on Lebanese expats and on willing countries to donate money and to help Lebanon construct the opera house so that it could become a beacon for culture and art.

“If the opera house is constructed after I die, I will come back to life,” he said, stressing that art and music were Lebanon’s weapons and that the Lebanese were excelling in literature, music, fine arts and other fields all around the world. Safi proposed the same idea back in the 1990s.

Press Federation head Mohammad Baalbaki shared Safi’s views for a future Lebanon and wished he had enough money to donate to the project.

He then argued that as a result of corruption many areas in Lebanon remained lacking in investments that could benefit the public, and a venue in the country that could house major artistic activities, mainly music.

Baalbaki explained that the opera house would not only be a place for music, but would also hold theaters for upcoming artists and play directors, a library, an audiovisual center, a research center with music recordings from around the world and a museum which would put on display rare manuscripts and paintings.

“It would be an excellent tourism project and would be a national pride,” he said.

Baalbaki gave the example of Egypt, which built its opera house at the beginning of the 20th century under the British mandate, and said the Lebanese government spent millions of dollars on developing its infrastructure but has not thought of building an opera house.

He also called on the government, especially on President Michel Sleiman, to make the project a reality and to serve Lebanon and invest in its talents.

Baalbaki then praised Safi’s achievements, which have become engraved in Lebanese culture, and reiterated his support for the poet, calling on dedicating a museum at the opera house for him.

“It’s a Lebanese dream. Let’s make it come true, hand in hand, with the great Wadih al-Safi because we all deserve it,” he said. – The Daily Star

^^ This is just a vision, not even referring to a proposed project.

Maybe but can fit into this project