About — Architecture of Morocco

Architecture of Morocco is a technical reference for architects, researchers, and preservation specialists. It documents structural systems, material specifications, and construction methods across 2,700 years of Moroccan built heritage.

No single English-language resource covers the full technical scope: rammed earth construction in the pre-Saharan south, Marinid stucco programmes whose techniques remain undocumented in English, colonial dual-city planning policies that preserved every medieval medina, and contemporary practices bridging traditional craft with modern engineering.

This site exists to fill that gap. Every entry is researched, sourced, and written to be cited. We distinguish between what is documented and what is tradition, between what is measured and what is estimated, between what is standing and what is gone.

Sample Technical Diagrams

Riad plan typology showing courtyard organisation with four planted beds — Riad plan typology — inward-facing courtyard house with four planted beds (Fes/Marrakech type).

Pisé rammed earth wall construction section with dimensions and specifications — Pisé wall construction section — rammed earth with lime render, typical of southern Morocco.

Architecture of Morocco is a project of Slow Morocco, an independent research platform documenting Morocco through architecture, craft, and the built environment.

Contact

For corrections, technical contributions, or research collaboration: happ@indigoandlavender.love