Casablanca Museum

• Main Author: Lounis, Larbi
• Other Authors: Architecture
• Format: Others
• Published: Virginia Tech 2018
• Subjects: Casablanca; Morocco; Museum; Old City; New City; History; Connection.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/81992

Architecture has always been about connection since its primary purpose of building a shelter for humans. Among many other things, it provides connections between people, and connections between people and the natural and built environment. The design and building process is about connection as well. We design in the present, relying on the past to build in the future. In this context, time is the strongest connection that is present in most of the built environment around us. I consider museums to be a good building type that connects people with objects and materials of historical, religious, and cultural importance through preservation and presentation for the public. Since a very young age, I used to admire the buildings while walking the streets of Casablanca, where I was born. A city that is a combination of traditional Islamic influenced design and the European style of construction brought by the colonizers. My goal in this thesis is to explore, in an architectural setting, connecting the old city to the new city, and present this story to the general public. === Master of Architecture