Published in Rethinking the Future Natural light is the one element that carries an architect’s design decisions, from layout and materials to colour and scale. Two rooms can share the same enclosed composition, like a monastic cell and a prison cell, yet the placement, intensity, and framing of daylight decide whether one feels spiritual and the other confining. This essay…
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Thermal comfort in Moroccan housing is often treated as a secondary concern. Something addressed only through air conditioning, heavy curtains, or personal adaptation rather than intentional design. As a result, many dwellings experience pronounced thermal discomfort; interiors that overheat by midday in summer, grow uncomfortably cold in winter, and depend increasingly on mechanical systems to remain habitable. In this context,…
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From the master builder who once designed and constructed by hand, the architect’s role has gradually became more precise and specialized. Over time, design separated from construction, and creativity from engineering, refining architecture into a discipline of exact vision and conceptual mastery. Now, with AI, this evolution enters a new phase, where precision meets intelligence, and the very act of…
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In Morocco, the desire to remain “unseen” is deeply rooted. It’s influenced by cultural and religious values that prioritize privacy. This inclination raises intriguing questions about contemporary Moroccan architecture. Are architects truly attuned to this intrinsic need when designing residential projects? What ways can architecture provide to allow comfortable privacy for residential buildings? What privacy? Privacy in architecture engages all…