The Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lebanon, is a 70-hectare modernist complex in Tripoli, designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in 1962. Recognized in 2023 and listed as World Heritage in Danger, it features a distinctive boomerang-shaped exhibition hall and over 15 innovative structures, reflecting Lebanon’s 1960s modernization ambitions. Left unfinished due to the 1975 civil war, this collaboration between Niemeyer and Lebanese engineers stands as a striking example of cross-continental architectural exchange, now awaiting conservation amid decades of neglect.

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