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9. Tradition Versus Modernity in Heritage Preservation Discourse in Postcolonial Morocco: Jemaa el-Fna Plaza, Marrakesh

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Title9. Tradition Versus Modernity in Heritage Preservation Discourse in Postcolonial Morocco
SubtitleJemaa el-Fna Plaza, Marrakesh
ContributorAssia Lamzah(author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0388.09
Landing pagehttps://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0388/chapters/10.11647/obp.0388.09
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
CopyrightAssia Lamzah
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
Published on2024-04-10
Long abstractAssia Lamzah analyses the dualities between Orientalism and Occidentalism and their consequences for heritage in postcolonial Morocco. She questions the dichotomies long used in architecture and urban planning, such as traditional versus modern or oriental versus occidental, and discusses the ways they have been developed and normalised. This is done through a case study of Jemaa el-Fna Plaza in the Marrakesh medina, where precolonial conceptions and spatial construction have been continuously renewed to create a contemporary heritage site that corresponds to the needs of the local population and adapts to a dynamic Moroccan society.
Page rangepp. 163–176
Print length13 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
Contributors

Assia Lamzah

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1875-8632

Assia Lamzah is a trained architect and holds a PhD in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC), USA. She is currently a professor at Ecole Nationale d’Architecture (ENA), Rabat, Morocco. She has experience in teaching and research in architecture, urban and regional planning and landscape architecture. Her recent research projects focus on urban and architectural cultural heritage management, smart design, the relationship between architecture, landscape and social culture, and postcolonial theory.

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