Arab Center for Architecture

Beirut, Ashrafieh, Lebanon

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Profile last updated: August 22, 2026

About

Founded in 2008, Arab Center for Architecture is a non-profit organisation based in Beirut, Lebanon working on heritage, arts & culture, education.

The Arab Center for Architecture (ACA) is a non-profit organisation based in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 2008. It researches, documents and promotes modern architecture, urban planning and design in the Arab world. ACA gathers and makes available archives, resources and information on architecture and the urban environment for researchers, professionals, students and the public. It also hosts discussions, workshops, conferences, book launches and guided tours to raise awareness of modern architectural heritage and to provide a public forum on the present and future of architecture and cities. It is registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Interior under number 171/2008.

Location

Beirut, Lebanon

Founded

2008

Registration

171/2008

Focus areas

architecturemodern heritageurbanismarchivesArab worldBeirut

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageArts & CultureEducation

Works for

StudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationResearch

Programmes

Online Database of Architects and Buildings in the Arab World

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Heritage · Lebanon

Online database documenting architects and buildings in the Arab world, funded in part by the International Relief Fund for Organisations in Culture and Education 2021.

Sérof-Harfouche Discussion

Arts & Culture · Lebanon

A 2015 series of discussions between a senior and a younger architect, followed by a public debate, funded by the European Union.

Architecture Archives

Heritage · Lebanon

Architecture archives and a specialised library that make resources available to researchers, historians, architects, planners, students and the public.