shams library for refugee children
Majdel Anjar, Lebanon
2016
Design
DI-Lab, Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut
Instructors
Karim Najjar, Balsam Madi, Ahmad Nouraldeen
Students
Betina Abi Habib, Natasha Bou Akl, Andrea Comair, Mohamad Deeb, Joseph El Jadam, Tina Najiar, Mohamad Nazar, Fayssal Yatim
DI-Lab teamed up with the Kayany Foundation and AUB’s CCECS, who are currently operating the Majdel Anjar School for refugees, to integrate a library as an informal learning area that would benefit from passive climatic design strategies capable of optimizing learning conditions.
Developed as a deployable system, the structure was designed with relocation and cost-efficiency in mind. The interdisciplinary team of students and professionals applied their action-oriented approach by placing design experimentation and innovation at the core of the creative process.
