Abu Ali River Landscape Rehabilitation
Location | Tripoli, Lebanon
Service | Public, River Rehabilitation, Environmental Resources, Landscape
Client | Council of Development and Reconstruction
Year | 2006
Lead Consultant | URBI, Lebanon
Landscape Consultant | Jala Makhzoumi |
Team | C Bteish, design development & implementation drawings
Rehabilitation of the Abu Ali River landscape is part of the World Bank funded project to protect the cultural heritage of Tripoli. The river was channelized in the early 1950s dividing the historic city, destroying urban connectivity and undermining the riparian ecology. The landscape master plan diverts vehicular traffic along the southern river bank, re-locates street to a platform that bridges the channelized river and re-connects the divided city. The landscape design include tree-lined promenades and a series of cascading gardens surrounding the Burtasi Mosque.