A secular town with a strong cultural identity, Taroudants architectural style is an expression of the deep Moroccan South. The Taroudant University is an attempt to reinterpret that heritage through a building that carries a vision for the future. The university is organised around a central ryad (interior garden) on the north-south axis. The northern boundary is a garden of argan trees with a magnificent view over the Atlas mountains. The architecture is deliberately massive, closed on the east-west direction while open north-south, with architectural features that allow natural ventilation and thermal and acoustic comfort. The low-rise buildings are arranged around open and semi-open patios and gardens creating different worlds, different intimacies, different places in one place.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | FEGU-0008-0073 |
| Caption: | Taroudant University, Taroudant, Morocco. Architect: Saad el Kabbaj, Driss Kettani, Mohamed Amine Siana, 2011. Graphic detail of wall and crossbeam. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3341 x 5022 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 10/12/2010 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Fernando Guerra/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Taroudant University |
| Headline: | Taroudant University, Taroudant, Morocco. Architect: Saad el Kabbaj, Driss Kettani, Mohamed Amine Siana, 2011. |
| City: | Taroudant |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Architect: | Saad el Kabbaj, Driss Kettani, Mohamed Amine Siana |
| Architect Website: | |
| Category: | Education |
| Building Type: | University |
| Year of Completion: | 2011 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | A secular town with a strong cultural identity, Taroudants architectural style is an expression of the deep Moroccan South. The Taroudant University is an attempt to reinterpret that heritage through a building that carries a vision for the future. The university is organised around a central ryad (interior garden) on the north-south axis. The northern boundary is a garden of argan trees with a magnificent view over the Atlas mountains. The architecture is deliberately massive, closed on the east-west direction while open north-south, with architectural features that allow natural ventilation and thermal and acoustic comfort. The low-rise buildings are arranged around open and semi-open patios and gardens creating different worlds, different intimacies, different places in one place. |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | University |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Copy space |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | Detail |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Fernando Guerra |
| Source File Name: | FEGU-0008-0073.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |