On June 23 2018, from 11 am to 7pm, Zico House hosted the Architects for Change‘s installation Fading Memory.
The boom of foreign gentrification is affecting the urban development of Beirut and its architecture, causing harm to the history, the culture, and the heritage of its places. Regardless of this harm, some places are still fighting to stay.
Zico House, built in 1935, is an ideal proof of this narrative. As a case of adaptive reuse, it has passed from its original residential state to serve the city as a vibrant multifunctional cultural space.
Fading Memory explores the story of a young boy recalling and reminiscing his house and his city, inviting passersby on a journey of reflection upon the existing, volatile, and forgotten memories of our city.
The team is composed of the architects : Ghada Cheikh, Cedric Akl, Dana Lamaa, Hanaa Ismail, Nour Awarki and Zeinab Awada.
Architects for change is a non-profit youth collective, based in Beirut, focusing on the role of architecture and design in social impact and sustainable development.