Casamémoire

Casamémoire

Casamémoire

Organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of Casablanca's architectural heritage.

Casamémoire (Arabic: ذاكرة الدار البيضاء) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of the 20th-century architecture of Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2] As of 2015, Casamemoire is an NGO in an official partnership with UNESCO with consultative status.[3]

Quick Facts Formation, Location ...

Jacqueline Alluchon established the organization in 1995[4] in the aftermath of the destruction of Marius Boyer's Villa Moqri,[5] amid general disinterest among the city's decision-makers. Its objectives are to raise awareness in public opinion and among the city's social and political decision-makers, as well as give value to the city's architectural heritage through the restoration and rehabilitation of historical buildings.

Casamemoire registered its first building, Hotel Lincoln, as architectural heritage in 2000.

Since 2009, Casamémoire has organized Casablanca's Heritage Days (أيام التراث, Journées du Patrimoine): 3 days per year during which volunteer guides offer free guided visits of the city's architecture. The Heritage Days allow the public to discover the architectural treasures of Morocco's economic capital.

List of presidents

  • 1995-1998: Amina Alaoui, architect
  • 1998-2003: Rachid Andaloussi, architect
  • 2003-2006: Mustapha Chakib, architect
  • 2006-2012: Abderrahim Kassou, architect
  • 2012-2019: Rachid Andaloussi, architect
  • 2019–present: Rabia El Ridaoui[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Sinclair, Mandy (May 7, 2018). "Casamemoire: Why Casablanca's Art Deco Architecture Needs Urgent Protection". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07.
  2. [2]
    "ACA - Casamémoire". www.arab-architecture.org. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. [3]
    "UNESCO partnerships - Casamémoire". sts2.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. [4]
    "Jacqueline Alluchon, la fondatrice de Casamémoire n'est plus". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  5. [5]
    Catherine Miller, Elsa Coslado, Justin Mcguinness, Médinas immuables ? Gentrification et changement dans les villes historiques marocaines (1996-2010), centre Jacques-Berque, 2012
  6. [6]
    "Du "sang neuf" à la tête de Casamémoire". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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