Casamémoire () is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of the 20th-century architecture of

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

. As of 2015, Casamemoire is an

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in an official partnership with

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consultative status.
Jacqueline Alluchon established the organization in 1995 in the aftermath of the destruction of

Marius Boyer Marius Germinal Boyer (22 September 1885, Marseille24 December 1947, Casablanca) was a French architect active in Casablanca, Morocco. Biography Marius Boyer was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1904. He ...

's Villa Moqri, 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 (, ): 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

References

External links

Casamémoire
official website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Casamemoire Organizations based in Morocco