Beirut is a city with a rich architectural heritage that has been undergoing an unfortunate amount of destruction. We are currently witnessing a wave of demolition of key buildings recognized for their distinctive modernist aesthetics and material stylings, that generations to come will never know. Many of our built treasures have been so defaced and veiled by a preposterous layer of shop fronts, neon signs and electrical wiring, that they have already visually disappeared long before they will physically vanish.