https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1507 en-us lighting-beirut-architecture.asp Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7675-lighting-beirut-architecture Grand illusion Light from rooftop-mounted projectors accents and aligns with the details of an early-20th-century facade along downtown Beirut’s Allenby Street, creating contrast and drama usual Lighting Beirut ArchitectureLight CiblesLebanonGrand illusion Light from rooftop-mounted projectors accents and aligns with the details of an early-20th-century facade along downtown Beirut’s Allenby Street, creating contrast and drama usually reserved for theater and film sets.Photo © Gérard Harlay Modern art The herringbone-patterned elevations of Rafael Moneo’s Beirut Souks provide a textured canvas for a contemporary color interpretation of the lighting adjacent to a garden. Lighting Beirut ArchitectureLight CiblesLebanonModern art The herringbone-patterned elevations of Rafael Moneo’s Beirut Souks provide a textured canvas for a contemporary color interpretation of the lighting adjacent to a garden.Photo © Gérard Harlay Beirut’s 1934 neo-Mamluk-style town hall was the longest facade to be illuminated. Eight projectors were needed, some mounted at a distance of between 75 and 110 yards. Lighting Beirut ArchitectureLight CiblesLebanonBeirut’s 1934 neo-Mamluk-style town hall was the longest facade to be illuminated. Eight projectors were needed, some mounted at a distance of between 75 and 110 yards.Photo © Gérard Harlay