Tag Morocco

06-11-2013

Paredes Pedrosa: Public library in Ceuta

Built on an archaeological site dating back to the Marinid Berber dynasty, the new Ceuta public library designed by Paredes Pedrosa arquitectos embraces two cultural functions, linking the present with the past. The metal grids of the side surfaces reduce the impact of the African sun on the interior, improving the building’s environmental sustainability.

16-09-2013

tamassociati + Emergency win the Aga Khan Award for Architecture

The Salam Centre, a cardiac surgery centre designed by Tamassociati and the Italian NGO Emergency, is one of the five winners of the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

20-05-2013

Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Restored oases.

Architect and anthropologist, Salima Naji is seeking to preserve the sacred and communal architecture in the oases located in the Guelmim region of the Anti-Atlas mountain chain in Morocco, and her work has been shortlisted for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.