Eco Nexus: A biodiversity campus Part 1 Project 2025 Ali AlRida Mehdi Beirut Arab University - Debbieh campus | Lebanon The Eco Nexus is a green-themed campus designed to foster environmental consciousness and cultivate a new generation’s tolerance through architecture. Situated within an agricultural zone, the project’s form is intrinsically shaped by its surrounding landscape materiality, spatial elements, and architectural applications responding to topography and solar orientations.William H. Schlesinger’s insight, “Each species on our planet plays a role in the healthy functioning of natural ecosystems, on which humans depend,” encapsulates the project’s foundational goal: achieving biodiversity stability by synchronizing the life cycles of flora, fauna, and the academic calendar. This interwoven ecological rhythm reinforces the symbiosis between nature and education, ensuring mutual enrichment.Moreover, by placing the land at the core of design decisions, the project nurtures a profound sense of belonging among students. Architecture is not imposed upon the landscape but emerges from it, fostering respect for the terrain and reinforcing cultural identity—an especially vital consideration following the crises that have shaped contemporary discourse. As David Adjaye reflects, “Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they’re just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is influenced by the nature of spaces.” This philosophy underscores the Nexus’s ability to shape identity, emotion, and collective memory through spatial experience. Tutor(s)