Habitat Marocain documents : dynamics between formal and informal housing = Tensions entre logement formel et informel / Sascha Roesler (ed.) ; translation: Maud Châtelet, Marcelyn Gow, Thomas Thornton.

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Description:

199 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans, portraits ; 27 cm.

Series:

Resettlement archives ; vol. 1

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Text in English and French; translated from the French.
Dust jacket.
Text in English and French.

Summary:

The "Habitat Marocain" housing project was built in Casablanca between 1954-56 by two Swiss architects, Jean Hentsch (1921-84) and André Studer (1926-2007). The complex was part of the reconstruction and expansion scheme for the city under the French colonial administration in Morocco after World War II and meant to house local inhabitants rather than European expatriates. This lead to a culturally specific architectural approach. "Habitat Marocain" is a prime example for the interplay between formal and informal building. This book investigates the contradictions between the architects' cultural assumptions and the actual way of life of inhabitants. It documents the ethnographic influence on the design for the entire dwelling and shows the various transformations to the buildings later made by the residents. The rich material presented, including many photographs by architect André Studer, plans and other documents, illustrates the complex relations between ethnographic imagination, design synthesis and the increasingly informal further development once construction was completed. Habitat Marocain Documents tells the project's entire history from early planning stage to first occupancy and beyond. The book reveals a complex process of research, design, construction, and inhabitation that continues until the present day.

ISBN:

9783906027760 pbk.
3906027767 pbk.

Subject:

Architecture Morocco Casablanca.
Housing Morocco Casablanca.
Architecture Maroc Casablanca.
Logement Maroc Casablanca.
Architecture
Housing
Architektur
Reisefotografie
Wohnungsbau
Arkitektur.
Bostäder.
Morocco Casablanca
Marokko
Casablanca.

Added entries:

Roesler, Sascha, 1971-
Châtelet, Maud.
Gow, Marcelyn.
Thornton, Thomas.
Roesler, Sascha, 1971- editor.
Châtelet, Maud. translator.
Gow, Marcelyn. translator.
Thornton, Thomas. translator.
Resettlement archives ; v. 1.

Tensions entre logement formel et informel

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Location: Library main 290486
Call No.: BIB 233503
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