The superb restoration of the Kasbah of Agadir was crowned by the Philippe-Rotthier European Architecture Prize for vernacular architecture. This has just been attributed to its author, the great lady Salima Naji, who embodies its spirit and its realization and fought against all odds (also human...) to have the principles adopted. are dear to him: use of local materials, earth, stone and wood.
No less than 189 international projects linked to vernacular, i.e. indigenous, architecture had been submitted.
Salima Naji's case (our photo montage) therefore won in a tough fight. The jury chaired by the visionary architect and critic Maurice Culot was sensitive to the quality of the entire project for the resurrection of the Kasbah of Agadir Oufella (from above in Tachelhit).
The work accomplished includes an esplanade with subtle differences in level, from which we enjoy an exceptional view of Agadir, as well as the respectful restoration of the walls of the Kasbah destroyed by the terrible earthquake of 1960. Built in stone and wood, a café and a restaurant should soon open on the esplanade.
The Philippe-Rotthier European Architecture Prize will be awarded to the winner on October 26 in Brussels. It constitutes a powerful invitation to visit these emblematic places, which are mainly accessed by cable cars. The most interested visitors will benefit from discovering the route on wooden decks that can be taken inside the walls of the Kasbah. A very successful itinerary, also signed Salima Naji, which timely highlights the coexistence, actually experienced in Morocco, between the three monotheistic religions. Reflection points (our photo) are scattered throughout the route.
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