Project images |  | | The new Andalusian playground will transform the image of the medina. | |
|  | | A comprehensive approach for the river Fez to run free and clean again . | |
|  | | The Chouarra tanneries of today will be the botanic gardens of tomorrow. | |
|  | | Chouarra tanneries. Colorful but not environmentally sound. | |
|  | | Andalous playground. | |
|  | | Rcif public transit hub. | |
|  | | Floating ‘restorer’ technology. Ocean arks facilitate the introduction of natural water filtration and inoculation to urban waterways. | |
|  | | Bank stabilization is critical for reducing erosion. | |
|  | | Upland erosion control. Reducing slope through grading and planting groundcover over exposed soils are but two strategies for protecting landscapes from erosion. | |
|  | | Constructed wetlands duplicate the ecosystem services that natural wetlands provide. | |
|  | | Storm water management. | |
|  | | Rainwater harvesting. | |
|  | | Soil phytoremediation. | |
|  | | Desecration of Fez River. In 1952 the river ran freely through the medina. Today one barely noticed where it was crossed. | |
|  | | Resuscitating the Fez River – chouarra tanneries existing condition. | |
|  | | Resuscitating the Fez River – chouarra tanneries pits restoration + path remediation with Indian mustard + buildings rehabilitation and extension. | |
|  | | Resuscitating the Fez River – chouarra tanneries boardwalk over paths + planting of pits + placement of seating system in side pits. | |
|  | | City of Fez: watershed + medina outline. | |
|  | | Resuscitating the Fez River – plaza view towards Rcif mosque. | |
|  | | Resuscitating the Fez River – Chouarra Tanneries. | |
|  | | Resuscitating the Fez River – the Chouarra Tanneries of today will be the botanical gardens of tomorrow. | |
|  | | Rehabilitation typology 1. | |
|  | | Rehabilitation typology 2. | |
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Global Holcim Awards 2009 finalist submission |  | | Procedures for new public spaces in the medina of Fez | |
|  | | Project background | |
|  | | Site 01: R'Cif Plaza | |
|  | | Site 02: Andalous playground | |
|  | | Site 03: Chouarra tanneries I | |
|  | | Site 03: Chouarra tanneries II | |
|  | | Project update | |
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Photos of the Global Holcim Awards Gold prize hand-over, Fez, Morocco - July 16, 2009
|  | | Prize hand-over to the winners of the Global Holcim Awards Gold prize 2009 (l-r): Dominique Drouet, CEO of Holcim Morocco; Javier de Benito, Area Manager of Holcim, Switzerland; members of the winning team Nicko Elliott, Aziza Chaouni and Takako Tajima, Bureau EAST, Morocco/Canada/USA; Markus Akermann, Chairman of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation and CEO of Holcim, Switzerland; Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, member of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland; Joe Addo, head of the jury for Africa Middle East 2008, Ghana; and Enrique Norten, member of the global Awards jury 2009, Mexico/USA. | |
|  | | Congratulating the winners of the Global Holcim Awards Gold prize 2009 (l-r): Haruko Hirose, Special and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Rabat; prize-winner Aziza Chaouni, architect and co-founder, Bureau EAST, Morocco/Canada/USA; Mohammed Gharrabi, Wali of Fez-Bouleman, Morocco; and prize-winner Takako Tajima, urban planner and co-founder, Bureau EAST, Morocco/Canada/USA. | |
|  | | Winners of the Global Holcim Awards Gold 2009 prize (l-r), Takako Tajima, urban planner and co-founder, and Aziza Chaouni, architect and co-founder, Bureau EAST, Morocco/Canada/USA congratulated by Markus Akermann, Chairman of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation and CEO of Holcim Ltd, Switzerland. | |
|  | | Winners of the Global Holcim Awards Gold 2009 prize for project River remediation and urban development scheme, Fez, Morocco (l-r), Takako Tajima and Aziza Chaouni, co-founders, Bureau EAST, Morocco/Canada/USA. | |
|  | | Members of the winning team (l-r): Nicko Elliott, Takako Tajima and Aziza Chaouni, Bureau EAST, Morocco/Canada/USA holding the Global Holcim Awards Gold trophy and prize certificate. The icosahedron, a twelve-cornered polyhedron with an aspect ratio of the golden section, represents the objectives of the Holcim Awards because sustainability always strives for harmony – between today and tomorrow, between resources and consumption, and between needs and opportunities. | |
|  | | Mohammed Gharrabi, Wali of Fez-Bouleman, Morocco welcomed guests to the hand-over ceremony on behalf of the provincial government and commented that the winning project is part of a number of larger ongoing projects by the region and the city of Fez to improve living conditions and opportunities for the inhabitants of one of Morocco’s iconic cities. | |
|  | | Mohammed Gharrabi (right), Wali of Fez-Bouleman, Morocco presented a commemorative book on the current 1200th Anniversary of the founding of the city of Fez to Markus Akermann (left), Chairman of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation and CEO of Holcim Ltd, Switzerland. | |
|  | | Mohammed Gharrabi (right), Wali of Fez-Bouleman, Morocco presented a commemorative book on the current 1200th Anniversary of the founding of the city of Fez to Markus Akermann (left), Chairman of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation and CEO of Holcim Ltd, Switzerland. | |
|  | | Markus Akermann, Chairman of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation and CEO of Holcim Ltd, Switzerland applauded the global gold award-winning project. “Exploring sustainable approaches for the built environment is best achieved through innovation and leveraging the broad perspectives of international project teams – and as this project in Fez clearly illustrates, developing step-by-step approaches that can be applied elsewhere.” | |
|  | | Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Switzerland applauded the Holcim Awards competition for promoting critical interdisciplinary and long-range perspectives by demonstrating the link between sustainable construction and environmental performance. “The level of commitment for change being shown by the global community to address climate change is, in fact, an incredible opportunity to re-frame our thinking and to put our environment at the center of the discussions.” | |
|  | | Enrique Norten, Principal and Founder, TEN Arquitectos, Mexico/USA, member of the Advisory Board of the Holcim Foundation, and member of the global Awards jury 2009 presented the top-prize-winning projects. | |
|  | | Joe Addo, principal and founder of Constructs LLC, Ghana and head of the regional Holcim Awards jury for Africa Middle East in 2008 presented the top prize winning projects from the region that had advanced to the global phase of the Holcim Awards competition in 2009. | |
|  | | Saïd Mouline, former general architect for the Moroccan Ministry of Housing and member of several Holcim Awards juries, Morocco, provided conclusions after the second cycle of the global Holcim Awards competition. “The Holcim Awards has its part in calling for another view, another vision and new ways of thinking about the built environment, and for reaching toward a better world.” | |
|  | | Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Chair of Planning and Management in Construction, ETH Zurich, Switzerland and representative of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation in all juries of the Awards competition introduced the “target issues” for sustainable construction which serve as the basis for the adjudication process of the Holcim Awards and as a framework for other activities of the Holcim Foundation. | |
|  | | Dominique Drouet, CEO of Holcim Morocco highlighted the history of the city of Fez and expressed the pride of the country to be receiving global recognition for a construction project. | |
|  | | Edward Schwarz, General Manager, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland provided an overview of the activities of the Holcim Foundation and an update on the construction status of top winning projects from the first Holcim Awards cycle. | |
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