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From a painful moment etched on our collective memory to ancient rituals and craftsmanship, We Design Beirut (@wedesignbeirut) artistically narrated a powerful story of loss, legacy and liberation across its five locations.

Thank you to Khaled Mouzanar (@khaledmouzanar), Rania Malli (@raniamalli), Galal Mahmoud (@galalmahmoudarchitects), Nada Debs (@nadadebs @studionadadebs) and Gregory Gatserelia (@gregorygatse @gregorygatserelia) for sharing the journey with us.

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$The Silent Walker By #dorihittiarchitects This sculpture, with its angular body striding forward, is a totem of movement and resilience in a city caught between memory and survival. Its faceless form and geometric limbs strip away individuality, turning it into a universal figure not a single person, but everyone who has walked Beirut's fractured streets. It is both present in its forward step, and absent in its lack of features, or personal trace. In the context of Beirut, this walking figure stands as a totem of persistence, embodying a rhythm of continuity, of always moving forward even when the past remains unresolved. Yet its stride is not bent or broken. It walks tall, with its head held high - a reminder that in Beirut, we keep walking no matter what. Through collapse and reconstruction, loss and rebirth, the city moves with dignity, refusing to bow to despair. The "Silent Walker" thus embodies Beirut's totems: rigid yet fragile, present yet absent, walking endlessly in a city where time loops between destruction and renewal. It reminds us that to live in Beirut is to carry absence within us, but also to affirm presence - to walk forward with unyielding pride, upright and unbroken. Curated by @gregorygatse @wedesignbeirut @marianawehbepr$

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