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The Urban Political in SWANA Research Network is soliciting applications from doctoral researchers and early career researchers for a Winter Institute on “Urban, Ecological and Infrastructural Politics in SWANA," hosted by the Beirut Urban Lab, at AUB, on 12-16 January 2026.

Curated by the one and only Ahmad Gharbieh--City Debates program is out:

City Debates 2025 Detailed Program out now! Join us and our speakers on April 14–16 at the Architecture Lecture Hall American University of Beirut for an interrogation of critical cartographies and their impact on our world today. The conference coincides with AUB's second Palestine Week and

Coming up next week!! You don't want to miss this one.

Very excited about this!

#UrbanStudies is delighted to announce our 2025 Annual Lecture ‘New Directions for Southern Urban Praxis’ presented by Prof Gautam Bhan will take place at the #CityDebates conference on 16 April buff.ly/PzVHw5a Indian Institute for Human Settlements Beirut Urban Lab AUBCityDebates American University of Beirut

Join us for this year's #UrbanStudies Annual Lecture on Wednesday 16 April as Gautam Bhan presents ‘New Directions for Southern Urban Praxis’. buff.ly/I0VZB4U Indian Institute for Human Settlements Beirut Urban Lab AUBCityDebates American University of Beirut

Are you attending the #UrbanStudies 2025 Annual Lecture? ‘New Directions for Southern Urban Praxis’ with guest speaker Prof. Gautam Bhan will be held tomorrow at the #CityDebates conference buff.ly/lAZ0Qi8 Beirut Urban Lab AUBCityDebates American University of Beirut Indian Institute for Human Settlements

At #CityDebates2025 Beirut Urban Lab , Jadd Hallaj - #LUGARIT consultant - unpacked how maps shape power in #Syria - past and present. His talk called for participatory cartography to support inclusive, post-conflict governance. Read more 👇 🌐 Link: link.lugarit.com/O5Zo 💬

Urban Studies Journal’s Annual Lecture will be starting shortly: ‘New Directions for Southern Urban Praxis’ presented by Gautam Bhan buff.ly/dmGdFxn Beirut Urban Lab AUBCityDebates American University of Beirut Indian Institute for Human Settlements

**deadline approaching (28 April)**

Reminder Submit your abstracts by April 28!

The School of Architecture and Design at AUB and Beirut Urban Lab, invite you to a talk with Professor Saree Makdisi titled “Hawksmoor and the de-Modernization of London” Date: Monday May 5, 2025 at 4:00pm Location: Architecture Lecture Hall (ALH), AUB The paper explores the

Architecture is more than form—it’s meaning. In a compelling talk at MSFEA, Dr. Saree Makdisi explored how 1970s–80s London reimagined Hawksmoor’s 18th-century churches as mystical symbols of urban decline. In times of crisis, cities turn to stories—not just solutions. Read

The Beirut Urban Lab is participating in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with the French Pavilion under the theme “Living With”, on view from May 10 to November 23, 2025.