(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The second prize in the contest for a design for the Lebanese National Museum was won by the Palestinian architect, Alexander Baerwald, professor at the Haifa Technical Institute. He was awarded 3,000 francs.
The first prize went to Pierre Leprin-Ringuet, Professor at L’Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts of Paris, and Antoine Nanas, a Lebanese Architect of L’Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts of Paris, who were awarded 100,000 francs. A group of architects of Beirut received the third prize of 2,000 francs.
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