Mourad Ben Embarek
Mourad Ben Embarek (died 2011) was a Moroccan modernist architect. He was a leader in the reconstruction of Agadir and published the first post-independence architecture magazine in Morocco: a+u.
Mourad Ben Embarek
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- Mourad Ben Embarek died on 1 January 2011.
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- architect
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Mourad Ben Embarek (died 2011) was a Moroccan modernist architect. He was a leader in the reconstruction of Agadir and published the first post-independence architecture magazine in Morocco: a+u.
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Mourad Ben Embarek was a member of Groupe des Architectes Modernes Marocains (GAMMA). In 1961, he took over for Abdeslam Faraoui and directed the Service of Urbanism, remaining as director until 1966.
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• Technopark, Casablanca • Terminal 1 of Mohammed V International Airport, Casablanca • Atlas Tower, Casablanca
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- 1.Chaouni, Aziza. Third world modernism : architecture, development and identity. Routledge. 73. 2011. 978-0-203-84099-3.
- 2.Lange, Alexandra. Brutalism Springs Eternal in Morocco. The New York Times. 2019-10-01. 0362-4331.
- 3.Agadir : l'histoire d'une reconstruction - La Vie éco. lavieeco.com.
- 4.Hofbauer, Lucy. Fabrique du tourisme et expériences patrimoniales au Maghreb, XIXe-XXIe siècles. Centre Jacques-Berque. 2019-01-15. 979-10-92046-37-3.
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