Hirumi Nanayakkara joined us in July 2011 as a design & technology intern. During her two months stay at Karaj, she worked closely with Ayah on her neon light installation piece and participated in the SPF research project with Ramsey (resident) and Sherif (member).  Hirumi also was responsible for advertising and fixing our website. And [...]

On Thursday June 9 2011,  Karaj hosted its 1st internal meetup to introduce its members to one another, find out what others are doing and talk about the program for the summer.   The people from Karaj who attended were Ayah Bdeir, Adib Dada (co-founders of Karaj), Karaj’s residents (Hind, Bassam, Sima) and interns (Hirumi, [...]

              Cheers to our lovely neighbors, KARAJ and Tawlet, for hosting CITY AS LAB’s bite-sized symposium and exhibition on food in the city.  Students from The New School and Parsons in NYC and architecture students from AUB finally got to hang out in person and not just on Facebook [...]

25.05.11 Here Comes Summer and Here Comes the Sun! IN JUNE, KARAJ opens its doors and its garden to kick start its first summer of public programming! Read on below for a sneak-peak of our public events and outdoor parties, and come see our gorgeous space in flux. Don’t miss out asBeirut’s first media labinvites [...]