0:00 Intro

5:39 Instagram page

15:12 Measurements

36:06 Done it better

46:26 Without Solidère

52:28 People

1:03:01 The story

1:11:38 A whole chapter of history

We're with Mohamad Tohmé for Episode 322 of The Beirut Banyan.

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https://youtu.be/XI_9NZuvZl0

We discuss his Instagram page (lebanon_then_now) and the measurements needed to accurately layer before and after photos throughout Beirut.

Our conversation includes the Municipality and Solidère's varying roles in post-civil war urban development, and a consideration of what downtown would have looked like without a private company managing public space.

We also talk about the emotions associated with reflection and nostalgia, and the value of Gabriele Basilico's photography in the immediate aftermath of post-civil war downtown.

Mohamad Tohmé is an architect and designer.

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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.