The American University of Beirut (AUB) is one of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region’s oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education. It will be its first campus outside Lebanon. 

The project consists of the construction of campus’ Administration building, the Classrooms’ building and the Auditorium & Facility building along with the associated external works.

The Administration building is located at the west front side of the developing plot adjacent to the main access road. It consists of the university administration staff and professors’ offices with their services including an entrance lobby, vertical and horizontal circulations, elevators lobby, restrooms, pantries, electric/telecom rooms, a data centre, offices and meeting rooms. The building is distributed on a ground and 3 other floors with an overall gross building area of around 4,270 m2.

The Classrooms’ building is located at the east back side of the developing plot. It consists of all the classrooms and spaces related to students with their services including an entrance lobby, vertical and horizontal circulations, elevators lobby, laboratories, study rooms, restrooms, electrical and telecom rooms. The building is distributed on a ground and 3 other floors with an overall gross building area of around 4,850 m2.

The Auditorium & Facility building is located adjacent to the Administration building at the south side of the developing plot. It consists of the campus’ facilities and MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) spaces including the Auditorium, a snack bar, water tanks and pump rooms, storages, electrical main rooms, a generator, and maintenance staff offices. The building is distributed on a basement, a ground, and a mezzanine floor with an overall gross building area of around 2,100 m2.

The Administration and the Classrooms’ buildings are linked with an open colonnade at ground level with an overall gross building area of around 425 m2. There is also an electrical sub-station and several storage areas with an overall gross building area of around 230 m2 located under the bleachers between the Auditorium & Facility and Classrooms’ buildings.  

The project is being developed on behalf of the American University of Beirut.