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The Theme of the Kasbah in Islamic – Mediterranean Architecture. Settlements Along Draâ Valley, Morocco

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Putting Tradition into Practice: Heritage, Place and Design (INTBAU 2017)

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The contribution focuses on analysis and representation of building fabric about ancient Berber tribes of Morocco, as a symbol of Arab culture in Mediterranean, as well as settlements of southern and eastern Mediterranean world inhabited and animated by Islamic faith. The research work presented, is therefore a result of careful analysis and collection of data collected through architectural survey, having as a goal the investigation of the concept of Kasbah and its typological variations (Ksar, Tighremt), like fascinating places Pre-Saharan valleys where the built is a result of relationship between structure-nature in a social and cultural context, primarily defensive purposes, typical of Berber indigenous population. The Draa Valley is home to many sites of this type: among these, the Ksar of Tamkasselt village, represents a model. The Mediterranean housing model.

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    Survey and graphic restitution held by Final Synthesis Laboratory in: Analisi dell’ Architettura e della Città Mediterranea, A.A. 2011-12, Research group: Pietropaolo C, Ruberto V, Seminara F, Santonocito D.

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  1. DArTe - Dipartimento di Architettura e Territorio, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Chiara Pietropaolo

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Pietropaolo, C. (2018). The Theme of the Kasbah in Islamic – Mediterranean Architecture. Settlements Along Draâ Valley, Morocco. In: Amoruso, G. (eds) Putting Tradition into Practice: Heritage, Place and Design. INTBAU 2017. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 3. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57937-5_45

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