Taroudant University, Taroudant, Morocco. Architect: Saad el Kabbaj, Driss Kettani, Mohamed Amine Siana, 2011. View along orange
A secular town with a strong cultural identity, Taroudant’s 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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