A Testing Ground to Save the World

At the Moroccan Expo Pavilion 2021 in Dubai, Oualalou + Choi adapted the rammed earth architecture of Moroccan villages to an urban structure.
African countries are suffering the most from the impacts of global climate change. At the same time, the continent is our last chance to try out better urbanization models, says Tarik Oualalou, an architect based in Casablanca and Paris.
At the Moroccan Expo Pavilion 2021 in Dubai, Oualalou + Choi adapted the rammed earth architecture of Moroccan villages to an urban structure.