Tag Morocco

19-07-2017

BC Architects: nursery school in Ouled Merzoug, Morocco

The Goodplanet Foundation built an expansion on a school building in Ouled Merzoug, a bioclimatic nursery school designed by BC Architects, a Belgian studio committed to projects constructed using local resources.

15-02-2017

Laayoune Technology School by El Kabbaj - Kettani - Siana Architects

The third university campus project in Morocco, El Kabbaj - Kettani - Siana Architects' Laayoune Technology School confirms the layout with a straight axis and block composition inspired by the qasba.

25-01-2017

Ricardo Bofill and Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique

Ricardo Bofill won the contest for construction of Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in the masterplan for the foundation of Mohammed VI Green City in Ben Guerir, Morocco. The heart of a wider-ranging urban planning project, Université Mohammed VI combines traditional constructions with modernity.

18-01-2017

El Kabbaj - Kettani - Siana Architects' Taroudant University

Moroccan roots and desire for innovation are both apparent in the projects of SaadEl Kabbaj - Kettani - Siana Architects, who designed Taroudant University in southern Morocco. El Kabbaj - Kettani - Siana Architects’ project picks up on the form of the riad, the traditional Moroccan home, and gives it a contemporary look.

30-11-2016

Technology School of Guelmin by Saad El Kabbaj Architecte

In designing the Technology School of Guelmin, Saad El Kabbaj Architecte guide the people of southern Morocco toward cultural emancipation. The architecture of the Technology School of Guelmin draws on Morocco’s formal traditions in an innovative but rational way.

24-11-2016

Kasbah du Toubkal Morocco receives environmental certification to COP22

Responsible tourism, with a real focus on social and environmental sustainability is gaining ground very quickly.

08-08-2016

Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos Public library Ceuta

The public library of Ceuta (Spain), designed by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos, was built on an archaeological site dating back to the 14th century and which is a testimony to the Berber Marinid dynasty. The library was among the 19 finalist projects chosen for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

02-08-2016

Guelmim School of Technology Morocco Aga Khan Award Architecture

The Guelmim School of Technology, in Guelmim, Morocco, designed by architects Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana, was selected amongst the 348 projects participating in the 13th edition of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and is now one of the 19 finalist projects chosen for this prestigious Award.

19-11-2015

ZieZo Marokko, installation by Kossmann.dejong

Dutch firm Kossmann.