Groupe des Architectes Modernes Marocains

established 1950s

Morocco

Group of architects in Morocco. Affiliated with the Congrès internationaux d’architecture moderne (CIAM), they favored Modernist architecture that integrated vernacular aesthetics, methods, and forms.

Established in the 1950s, the group f Michel Écochard

Led by Elie Azagury after Moroccan independence in 1956

Sources:

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Hofbauer, Lucy. "Le mouvement moderne marocain à l’épreuve du tourisme (1950-1970)" In: Fabrique du tourisme et expériences patrimoniales au Maghreb, XIXe-XXIe siècles [online]. Rabat: Centre Jacques-Berque, 2018.

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Memoire des Architectes modernes Marocains (MAMMA), and Imad Dahmani. 2020. “Brutalism In Morocco - The Case Of The School Of Rabat.” MAMMA. June 6, 2020. https://mammagroup.org/articles/2020/6/1/lebrutalisme-aumaroc-ecolederabat. Archived at: https://perma.cc/X5U2-MRBB.

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