The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
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Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
26 November 2013 to 20 April 2014
How architects, experts, politicians, international agencies and citizens negotiate modern planning: Casablanca Chandigarh
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The beginning of the 1950s was a moment of global upheaval. From India to Morocco, from Guatemala to Indochina, the process of decolonization gained momentum and the Cold War began. Architects working or acting as experts in the non-Western areas of the globe could no longer plan as if sites were terrains vague and people were mute subjects. The end of colonial(...)
Main galleries Keyword(s):
Casablanca, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Morocco, Punjab, India, Morocco, modernism, Africa, Takashi Homma, Yto Barrada
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This seminar focuses on the photographic album titled Le Mellah (taudis juif) à Casablanca en 1947.
the Study Room
9 July 2026, 6pm to 7:30pm
Elias Suraqui’s Le Mellah: Architecture, Philanthropy, and Photography in Casablanca
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This seminar focuses on the photographic album titled Le Mellah (taudis juif) à Casablanca en 1947.
the Study Room
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Group consists of a box, handpainted by the artist, containing 15 colour photographic prints of modern urban planning and architecture in Casablanca, Morocco. Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
August 2013
Box for Reprendre Casa, Carrieres Centrales, Casablanca
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Group consists of a box, handpainted by the artist, containing 15 colour photographic prints of modern urban planning and architecture in Casablanca, Morocco. Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
August 2013
Sémiramis building, cité verticale, Carrières centrales neighbourhood, Casablanca
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
August 2013
Plants and flowers, cité verticale, Carrières centrales neighbourhood, Casablanca
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
August 2013
Plants and flowers, cité verticale, Carrières centrales neighbourhood, Casablanca
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PH2014:0004:005
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
PH2014:0004:006
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
August 2013
Detail of a wall, cité horizontale, Carrières centrales neighbourhood, Casablanca
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
August 2013
Detail of a floor, cité horizontale, Carrières centrales neighbourhood, Casablanca
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
Lightweight construction in the cité horizontale, Carrières centrale neighbourhood, Casablanca
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.
August 2013
Lightweight construction in the cité horizontale, Carrières centrale neighbourhood, Casablanca
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PH2014:0004:015
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Commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, for "Casablanca/Chandigarh," 2013-2014.