City Street 7: Flexible City Streets: Future Challenges and Smart Adaptations
Hosted by Notre Dame University-Louaize
- 28 – 30 October 2026
- Notre Dame University-Louaize, Beirut, Lebanon
- Civil & Environmental EngineeringArchitecture & Urban Planning
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City Street 7: Flexible City Streets: Future Challenges and Smart Adaptations is a conference held 28 – 30 October 2026 in Notre Dame University-Louaize, Beirut, Lebanon, organised by Notre Dame University-Louaize.
- Dates:
- 28 – 30 October 2026
- Format:
- Hybrid (in person and online)
- Venue:
- Notre Dame University-Louaize, Beirut, Lebanon
- Subjects:
- Architecture & Urban Planning
- Organiser:
- Notre Dame University-Louaize
- Official website:
- ndu.edu.lb/city-street-7/home
City Street 7 is the seventh biennial international edition of the City Street Conference, hosted by the Ramez G. Chagoury Faculty of Architecture, Art, and Design (FAAD) at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) in Lebanon. Operating under the theme "Flexible City Streets: Future Challenges and Smart Adaptations," the conference serves as a multidisciplinary platform for scholars, professionals, designers, policymakers, and public sector stakeholders to discuss how streets can evolve into dynamic, resilient, and inclusive urban spaces. The event addresses 21st-century urban challenges such as climate change, shifting mobility patterns, and technological integration through keynote sessions, paper presentations, poster exhibitions, and competitions.
Conference theme
Who should attend
Architects, urban and transport planners, designers, public health specialists, economists, legislators, governmental representatives, academics, and professionals engaged in disciplines related to the sustainable built environment.
Organising Committee
- Charbel Akl, Senior Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Karen Boujaoude, Associate Professor, Dean, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Chady Bteich, Senior Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Claudine Chamoun, Senior Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Simona El-Khoury, Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Elie Hawi, Senior Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Tamara Ibrahim, Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Alexandra Kallab, Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Tarek Khoury, Assistant Professor, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- John Kortbawi, Assistant Professor, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Dolcy Lawoun, Senior Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Roula Majdalani, Senior Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Cliff Makhoul, Senior Laboratory Assistant, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Nadim Matta, Assistant Professor, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Habib Melki, Associate Professor, Chair of City Street 7, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Mia Maria Mikhael, Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Aline Nakad, Lecturer, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Rita Sarkis, Laboratory Instructor, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Rina Shebaby, Assistant Professor, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
- Karina Zouein, Instructor, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU)
Scientific Committee
- Aliaa Al-Sadaty, Cairo University, Egypt
- Karen Boujaoude, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), Lebanon
- Frank Eckardt, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
- Jean-Pierre El Asmar, Royal University for Women, Bahrain
- Jessy El Hayek, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), Lebanon
- Chadi Faraj, NGO Tech Mobility Consultant, Lebanon
- Ossama Hegazy, Scientific College of Design, Oman
- Nadine Hindi, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), Lebanon
- Christine Mady, Aalto University, Finland
- Sérgio Barreiros Proença, Pólo Universitário do Alto da Ajuda, Portugal
- Kristine Samra, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), Lebanon
- Samer Sayary, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
- Thanos Stasinopoulos, İzmir University of Economics, Turkey
- Manfred Wacker, University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Hani Zgheib, Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), Lebanon
Keynote speakers
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Keynote
Keynote
Speakers
View speakersAli AlraoufKeynote
Ian MontgomeryKeynote
Yasser ElsheshtawyKeynote
Organiser and contact
Host organisation
Notre Dame University-LouaizeContact
- Event secretary:
- Karen Boujaoude
- Email:
- [email protected]
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