Study trip to Beirut

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The Mittelmeerland project, launched by the Architectural Association school, aims to study six major and very different Mediterranean cities over three years. After Tangier and Dubrovnik, it is now Beirut's turn to become the subject of study. Algiers, Alexandria and Istanbul will follow.

Beirut is, first and foremost, the point where three continents – Africa, Asia and Europe – converge economically and logistically. The result is a very large container port, which today occupies almost a third of the city's coastline. The port has grown at great speed, in step with the demand for transit, and the vast port area that has resulted has merged with the city's urban fabric.

The study invites participants to look at how the city has changed in relation to the Mediterranean: what are the driving forces behind its reconstruction? The students are asked to reflect on five themes. In due course, the work produced will form the basis of a research publication. The programme runs from 11 to 21 April 2012.

The programme is open to all architecture students and costs £695, excluding travel costs. Interested students have until 28 March to enrol; further information is available on the school's website.