Country still dealing with the aftermath of 15 years of civil war, the social and cultural landscape of Lebanon has changed radically in the last two years. The political class and their clans stole everything they could and gutted the country. Actually, the last development followed with no regulation or a general plan and it focused just in the capital downtown districts, leaving the rest of neighbours and the inner regions in a complete lack of infrastructure and facilities. Now, since the financial collapse that they precipitated, life has become desperate for the great majority of Lebanese and urban sites, religious places and relevant buildings that once stood as the greatest in the country are totally abandoned today. In many cases it is very hard to decide whether the ruin should be demolished or restored. And if restored, which program is going to be applied. To date, the majority of local authorities, planners and architects consider the current situation as failed and there have been activists’ protests against the further demolition of Lebanon‘s built cultural heritage. Education, work, health, safety and preservation of public and private spaces; a Lebanese citizen couldn’t bank on any of that. The reconstruction and restoration issue could be an opportunity to rethink the past in view of a better future: a modernisation of the country that could involve young generations, new ideas and a green wave in a region crucial for the political stability of all the Middle East area.