It seems there were some impressive designs for the "House of Arts and Culture" project.
So here's a poll to see what the public (us = people concerned in architecture in Beirut) would have picked out

PRIZE WINNERS

FIRST PRIZE
Team leader: Alberto Catalano.
Team members: Giulia Iurcotta, Barbarangelo Licheri, Daniel Piludu, Celestine Sanna, Mariangela Murgia,Emanuela Forcolini, Souraya Frem.
Milano, Italy

SECOND PRIZE
Architectural Bureau: STAR strategies + architecture.
Team leader: Beatriz Ramo López de Angulo.
Team members: Simone de Iacobis, Iñigo Paniego de la Cuesta, Jean-Vianney Deleersnyder.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

THIRD PRIZE
Architectural bureau “Project Meganom”.
Team: Yuri Grigorian, Natalia Tatunashvili, Tatiana Kornienko, Yuri Kuznezov,
Elena Uglovskaya, Irina Livieva, Artem Staborovskiy, Ruben Grigoryan.
Moscow, Russia


HONOURABLE MENTION 1
Architectural bureau: DORELL GHOTMEH TANE, Architects, France.
Principle Architects: Dan Dorell, Lina Ghotmeh, Tsuyoshi Tane.
Project Team: Abdulrahman Ajeenah, Daisuke Sekine, Emma Bush, Hélène Brisard, Marie de Laportaliere, Ross Perkins, Sarah Castle.
In collaboration with:
Business Strategist: Joumana Al-Jabri, Dubai.
Structural Engineering: Klaas De Rycke / BOLLINGIER + GROHMANN SARL, France.
Paris, France

HONOURABLE MENTION 2
Architects: Spiridon Kakavas, Dimitris Giannisis, Eleni Klonizaki.
Associate Architects: Kostanti Stamataki, Georgia Nikolakopoulou.
Athens, Greece

HONOURABLE MENTION 3
Architectural Bureau: Polymur Ltd.
Architect: Chris Yoo.
London, United Kingdom

HONOURABLE MENTION 4
Architectural bureau: Format 21.
Architect: Gerd Röschke.
Associates: Jonas Greubel, Daniel Schilp.
Special Consultants:
Construction: Carsten Hein, Arup GmbH (Berlin, Germany).
Theatre and stage construction: Gerling+Arendt GMBH (Berlin, Germany).
Frankfurt, Germany

HONOURABLE MENTION 5
Architectural bureau: Atelier 2/3/4.
Architects: Jean François Patte, Emilie Sopena, Sylvain Rety, Elie Marçais.
Paris, France

HONOURABLE MENTION 6
Architect: Bernd Upmeyer.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

HONOURABLE MENTION 7
Architectural bureau: INCH.
Principal: Roberto Otero Arbide.
Team: Carlota Muniain, Mariana Ramirez, Vincenzo van de Pneu, Toyo Verdoso.
Mexico DF, Mexico & Madrid, Spain

HONOURABLE MENTION 8
Architecture bureau: KAPUTT!
Architectural Coordination: Rita Ferreira, Kirill de Lancastre Jedenov.
Architects: Sérgio Antunes, Irene Bonacchi, Ana Brütt, Sofia Reis Couto, Filipe Moreira, Manuel Ribeiro.
External Consultants: Filipe Alves, Luca Martinucci, Mário Rui Marques Ferreira, Luís Andrada, Rodrigo Tomaz, Isabel do Carmo, Roger Claustre, Flavio Tirone, Alexandra Lucas Coelho, Eloísa Cepinha.
Lisbon, Portugal


p.s. Lebanese and non-Lebanese / residents and diaspora can vote :)



1. Alberto Catalano: (wining design), Milan Italy


http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/Htlebmn/01_dalla_piazza_grande.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/Htlebmn/02_esterno_dalla_copertura_grande.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/Htlebmn/05_piano__4_grande.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/Htlebmn/06_piano_teatri_grande.jpg

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http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb2/Htlebmn/concept.jpg



2. STAR strategies + architecture (2nd prize), Rotterdam The Netherlands.

http://www.s-t-a-r.nl/html/projects/2009-3-Beirut/img/STAR%20beirut%201.jpg

http://www.s-t-a-r.nl/html/projects/2009-3-Beirut/img/STAR%20beirut%203.jpg

http://www.s-t-a-r.nl/html/projects/2009-3-Beirut/img/STAR%20beirut%207.jpg

http://www.s-t-a-r.nl/html/projects/2009-3-Beirut/img/STAR%20beirut%208.jpg

http://www.s-t-a-r.nl/html/projects/2009-3-Beirut/img/STAR%20beirut%2011.jpg



3. Project Meganom (3rd Prize), Moscow Russia.

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4. Dorell Ghotmeh Tane: (Honorable mention), France.

http://www.dgtarchitects.com/images/lb03/lb03_08.jpg

http://www.dgtarchitects.com/images/lb03/lb03_10.jpg

http://www.dgtarchitects.com/images/lb03/lb03_12.jpg

http://www.dgtarchitects.com/images/lb03/lb03_15.jpg




5. Atelier 234: (Honorable mention), Paris France.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1236991/01_Urban-context.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237001/03_caverne.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237042/11_tapis.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237084/19_oasis-.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237005/04_RDC.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237018/07_COUPEAA.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237088/20_Roof-plan.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237022/08_F-nord-copie.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237030/09_F-est.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/europaconcorsi/project_images/1237060/14_F-sud.jpg



6. KAPUTT: (Honorable mention), Lisbon Portugal.

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http://*************************/lebanon/jpgs/house_arts_culture_kaputt020409_7.jpg

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7. Rocchetti Stefano:

http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/b_18027_1.jpg

http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/b_18027_2.jpg

http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/b_18027_3.jpg

http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/b_18027_4.jpg

http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/b_18027_6.jpg



8. Arkhenspaces

http://www.arkhenspaces.net/Resources/arkhen1.jpeg

more pictures: http://www.arkhenspaces.net/arkhenspacesbeia.html



9. Christian SBEIH / Rana RJEILI / Constantin BATACH:

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poll didn't work :dunno:
I've contacted Jan, in the meantime you can post your choices manually..

plz if you find renders for the 3rd wining design by Project Magnom, post them..

And, for thos of you in Beirut. There will be an exhibition of all projects at Forum de Beirut from 10am to 8pm till April 13 :green with jealousy smiley: :wink2:

What does "winning design" mean? what r we voting for?

The quoted section at first is the list of winners for the competition -the wining designs were already selected.

I wanted each to cast his/her vote for which design he/she (personally) think should have won! but the poll thingy didn't work :(

so we're not supposed to vote anymore ?

POLL IS FIXED.. YOU GUYS CAN VOTE NOW.

VOTE FOR THE DESIGN YOU LIKED THE MOST.

^^ definitely Atelier 234's design..or # 5