TEMA: De Gades a Tánger Med: la tradición del futuro en el Estrecho de Gibraltar

La arquitectura española en el norte de África desde el punto de vista patrimonial

de Torres López, Ramón

ABSTRACT

Architecture and town planning form the most emblematic expression of the remnants of Spain recognised in Morocco today, a testament to mutual permeation and shared history. For centuries there has been a two-way flow that has created cultural traces as an expression of the Andalusi-Maghrebi civilisation, jointly participating with the Morisco substratum, and the subsequent Spanish interventionist presence in northern Morocco. Joint and permanent action in the inseparable architectural and urban concept offers the Andalusi medina and urban expansion as two urban models that convey the legacy of Spanish architecture and town planning in the north of Morocco, with representative examples of Andalusi houses, the neo-Arab movement, the architecture of eclecticism, the first rationalism movement, the architecture of nationalism and the second rationalism movement. The acknowledgement of its heritage was advocated after 1990 with the Regional Government of Andalusia’s International Cooperation Programme to promote restoration actions on built heritage, complemented with development and training activities in different Moroccan cities.

KEYWORDS

Spanish architecture, medina, urban expansion, Morocco.

Número 21
2023
BUSCADOR
Casa Árabe es un consorcio formado por:
MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS EXTERIORES Y COOPERACIÓN. Aecid.JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍACOMUNIDAD DE MADRID. La Suma de Todos.Ayuntamiento de MadridAyuntamiento de Córdoba