Beirut Arab University Celebrates the Winners of DNSC 26

The Faculty of Architecture – Design & Built Environment at Beirut Arab University held the Award Ceremony of the second Design Narratives Students’ Competition, DNSC 26: The New Memories of the Forgotten, in Debbieh Campus.

The competition brought together 17 student teams from Lebanese universities, who explored forgotten places, people and memories through architectural and narrative proposals.

 Winners:

-1st Place: Anfeh (The Last Guardian of the Coast) BAU, Tripoli.

-2nd Place (shared): Traces That Refuse to Fade- Lebanese University.

-2nd Place (shared): The Right to Water: Reclaiming Lebanon’s Invisible Riverfront- BAU.

-3rd Place (shared): Hand in Light-BAU, Tripoli.

-3rd Place (shared): Sada al-Hara-NDU.

Jury Special Mentions:

The Uncounted, for conceptual strength, relevance and impact-Lebanese University.

-ATHAR: A city that cares for those who care for it, for design innovation, culture and creativity-A joint team from BAU and AUB.

-Where Production Becomes Thread, for cohesive brand identity and communication-A joint team from BAU and AUB.

ATHAR also received the recognition for the widest digital reach on social media, measured by unique accounts reached.

The Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development presented its award for addressing the National Strategy for Preventing Violent Extremism, to the BAU team behind The Right to Water.

The ceremony closed with the announcement of DNSC 27, whose theme, Architecture of Place & People: TO BELONG, opens the competition to universities worldwide.