0:00 Intro
5:39 Instagram page
15:12 Measurements
36:06 Done it better
46:26 Without Solidère
52:28 People
1:03:01 The story
1:11:38 A whole chapter of history
We're with Mohamad Tohmé for Episode 322 of The Beirut Banyan.
Click to watch:
https://youtu.be/XI_9NZuvZl0
We discuss his Instagram page (lebanon_then_now) and the measurements needed to accurately layer before and after photos throughout Beirut.
Our conversation includes the Municipality and Solidère's varying roles in post-civil war urban development, and a consideration of what downtown would have looked like without a private company managing public space.
We also talk about the emotions associated with reflection and nostalgia, and the value of Gabriele Basilico's photography in the immediate aftermath of post-civil war downtown.
Mohamad Tohmé is an architect and designer.
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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.
