Vernacular Architecture
Support for Territorial Development
Eds. Hassane Kharmich, Khalid El Harrouni, Khadija Baba, Khadija Karibi
Materials Research Proceedings Volume 47
Publication Date 2025, 378 pages
print ISBN 9781644903384 (release date February 2025)
ePDF ISBN 9781644903391
DOI: https://doi.or/10.21741/9781644903391
Vernacular architecture refers to regional buildings. It utilizes resources from the region in which the buildings are situated. This type of architecture reveals a collective heritage, embodying the diversity and richness of natural, human, and socio-cultural contexts. Vernacular architecture thus is the result of ancestral knowledge in the use of local materials and pure craft techniques. The book focuses on four topics: (1): Richness and diversity of forms of expression; (2) Restoration issues and revitalization challenges, (3) Natural risks and resilience, and (4) Vernacular architecture as a source of inspiration and a lever for development.
Table of Contents
Vernacular architecture: (Re) Visiting the concept
LAMZAH Assia
The heritage of the Bulgarian revival in the central Balkans region: Vernacular architecture – restoration issues and revitalization challenges
Tzvetelina DASKALOVA
Coastal vernacular architecture: A symbiosis between man and nature example of the city of Tangier
JIDA Rime, Taieb BOUMEAZA
The Ait Bouguemez Mountains in Moroccan central High Atlas: A laboratory for vernacular architecture – synthesis essay
Jamal CHAHROU, Mohammed MAYOUSSI, Farid JAA
Laâzib: A dry stone architectural expression Case of the Laâzibs on the Yagour Plateau in the High Atlas of Morocco
HRACHERRASS Loubna
Developing eco-construction at the risk of vernacular building cultures Case of Moroccan mountain villages in post-earthquake context
Kenza BELAHNECH, Pierre FERNANDEZ, Khalid EL HARROUNI
Intermediate spaces in Moroccan vernacular architecture: Climatic and cultural challenges
FARS Sara, BEN BALLA Chaymae, MOULOUDI Hicham, ALJEM Sanae
Endangered building cultures in Morocco: The case of Tazotas in Doukkala region
Samia NAKKOUCH, Mohamed FILALI
Rural vernacular dwellings: Balancing heritage and contemporary influences. A study of the Tiylit commune in Tamazouzte, a rural commune within Al Haouz province
Houda ZERRAF, Inna Yaya AISSATOU HAMADOU
The vernacular facade as a contemporary urban issue case of the Bâlima hotel in Rabat
BERDOUZ Karima, MESSOUS Ouafa, TLEMÇANI MEKKAOUI Nezha
Architecture in Morocco, between tradition and modernity the things of forms and the forms of things
AMHAMDI Rimane, LAMZAH Assia, KHARMICH Hassane
The similarities between Almohad architecture and the vernacular architecture of Marrakech
MAJIDI Salma, MHAMMEDI Mouna
The intellectual representations of vernacular architecture through the surveys of the MNATP, 1941-2001
Frédéric FIRRERI
Advanced survey technologies for Moroccan traditional earthen architecture: Documenting the Ksar of Tamnougalt
Alberto PETTINEO, Giovanni PANCANI, Sandro PARRINELLO
Tazotats: Vernacular heritage, thermal storage materials, and heat regulation in arid environments
Mohamed FILALI, EZZAHIR Anass
Advanced object detection for heritage preservation: A case study of Ouaouizerth and the Palace of Sultan Moulay Ismail
KHLIFATI Oumaima, BABA Khadija, MASROUR Ilham, EL HARROUNI Rime, NOUNAH Abderrahman, EL HARROUNI Khalid
Restoration of the Kasbah of Boulaouane: An innovative approach using eco-friendly geopolymer and biopolymer composite materials
MASROUR Ilham, BABA Khadija, KHLIFATI Oumaima, SIMOU Sana, EL HARROUNI Rime, NOUNAH Abderrahman, EL HARROUNI Khalid
Hydrography as a guide to reading the urban form of the Medina of Fez
MOUJOUD Lamiae, CHAHBI Mariame
Natural risks and resilience of vernacular architecture: The case of the Medina of the City of Larache
SALOUI Chaimae, ADIDI Abdelaziz
Habitat reinvention: Tented living in waiting for reconstruction
Soumia OUBAH, Mohamed TAMIM
Learning from seismic culture in the vernacular architecture of Tulahuén, Chile
Natalia JORQUERA SILVA, Jaime ORTEGA PERALES, Tomás SEPÚLVEDA SCHWEMBER
Vernacular Architecture facing seismic hazards – Al Haouz and Chichaoua Provinces
TLEMÇANI MEKAOUI Nezha, KARIBI Khadija, BERDOUZ Karima, MESSOUS Ouafa
Vernacular architecture and seismic resilience: Which techniques for which territories?
Nada EL MOADEN
Seismic vulnerability of vernacular architectural heritage in the Al Haouz region in Morocco
Khalid EL HARROUNI, Hassane KHARMICH, Khadija KARIBI, Khadija BABA, Satwant RIHAL
Modern architecture and the lessons of vernacular shantytown housing in Morocco
Fatimazohra SAAID, Siham EL RHARBI
The transformations of Andean vernacular housing in the arid north of Chile
Natalia JORQUERA SILVA, Tomás SEPÚLVEDA SCHWEMBER
Biosourced materials and vernacular architecture: A bibliometric analysis of properties and recent developments
GHARBI Islam, BENAICHA Mouhcine, MOULOUDI Hicham
VerSus+, heritage for people: Transmit vernacular knowledge to foster a sustainable architecture
Letizia DIPASQUALE, Saverio MECCA, Camilla MILETO, Fernando VEGAS, Maddalena ACHENZA, Bakonirina RAKOTOMAMONJY, Sebastien MORISET, Mariana CORREIA
Geotechnical and geophysical characterization of traditional construction materials in the Tafilalet Region: Towards sustainable building
Ayoub SOUILEH, Mohammed CHRACHMY, Latifa OUADIF, Mohamed AZROUR, Achraf MABROUK
From disintegration to valorization: What perspectives and multi-scale approaches towards a sustainable territorial design for the architecture of Kasbahs and Ksour in southern Morocco?
Zakaria ABYAA, Khalid EL HARROUNI, Robin DEGRON, Sanae ALJEM
A macroelement formulation for modeling soil-structure interaction in seismic conditions
Youssef ZAKARIA, Younes SALAMI, Reda JAAFRI, Mounia FARAH
Evaluation and modeling of a solar collector containing a thermal storage unit
E.H. SEBBAR, N. ERAZA, N. LAAROUSSI, A. AIT MSAAD, M. MANSOUR
Energy efficiency applied to vernacular architecture, case of the rammed earth buildings: A literature review
CHEIKHI Wiçal, BABA Khadija
Towards resilient architecture in technological innovation and AI
Mocerino CONSIGLIA, Abderrahim LAHMAR, Mohamed AZROUR, Abdelilah LAHMAR
Optimization and enhancement of building envelope characteristics for implementing energy-efficient buildings
Omar BOURASS, Khalid EL HARROUNI, Aziz ET-TAHIR
Hydraulic networks and vernacular architecture: Ingenuity and sustainable management of a vital resource
Ouafa MESSOUS, Khadija KARIBI, Karima BERDOUZ, Nezha TLEMÇANI MEKAOUI
