The immuno-responsive city
Computational mapping of post-blast Beirut
Presented at the Venice Architectural Biennale
‘In the aftermath of the Port Blast, the deployment of civil society, NGOs, and grassroots groups evolved from improvisation to a networked self-organization, that provided first-aid, relief and reconstruction.
We use Mar Mikhael as a ground that was heavily affected due to its proximity from the Beirut Port, to trace such evolution.
In their different manifestations, the grassroots-initiated relief and rebuilding efforts echo an emerging civic consciousness that disrupted the pre-blast capitalist models of urban development.
Such practices show valuable communal ways of inhabiting and reclaiming the ground, that reflect communal aspirations and engage ground realities.’
