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Beirut Terraces in Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Terraces

2011-2017 · Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

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Beirut Terraces

Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon · Exact work coordinates

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Beirut TerracesBeirut Terraces

2011-2017 · Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Michael Graves Architecture & DesignMichael Graves Architecture & Design

1964 · Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years2011-20171964
PlaceBeirut, Beirut Governorate, LebanonPrinceton, New Jersey, United States
Place contextBeirut, Beirut Governorate, LebanonRepresentative site: Minneapolis, Minneapolis, United States
Climate17°C · 13.2h daylight · 18 km/h wind4°C · 13.7h daylight · 8 km/h wind · via Minneapolis Institute of Art
FocusResidential tower15 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jacques Herzog
  • Pierre de Meuron
  • Michael Graves
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Herzog & de Meuron

Notable works

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art
  • Detroit Institute of Arts
  • Michael C. Carlos Museum
  • Louwman Museum
Typologies
  • housing
  • residential tower
  • high-rise
  • museum
  • library
  • education
  • campus building
  • house
  • office
  • performance venue
  • hospitality
Materials
  • concrete
  • glass
  • stone
  • timber
  • stone
Carbon signals

Concrete, Glass, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass
  • Stone

Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPrivate or restricted9 of 9 recorded works are publicly accessible
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