Portal 9 Launching

Portal 9 is published twice yearly in Englishand Arabic, and it addresses the need for aconscientious debate about architecture,planning, culture, and society in urbancontexts across the Middle East and the restof the world.Each issue focuses on a unique theme andblends creative writing, photography, andpersonal essays with academic scholarship,perceptive journalism, and cultural critiques.Backed by Solidere, the lebanese Companyfor the Development and Reconstruction ofthe Beirut Central District, Portal 9 is anexploration of the nexus between urbanismand culture by people who care about citiesand think rigorously about them.