Habitat Marocain Documents: Dynamics Between Formal and Informal Housing by Roesler, Sascha, ed - 2015

Zurich, Switzerland: Park Books, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. Like New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the printed, illustrated wraps, in gate-fold. Contributions to this sociological and art historical study of informal housing in Morocco by the editor, Sascha Roesler, and by Andre Dtuder and Sascha Roesler, Andre Studer and Theres studer, Udo Kultermann and Sascha Roesler, Jean Hentsch and Andred Studer, and then a full bibliography, with Image Credits and Colophon. Bilingual texts, in French and English, and many, many score fine illustrations. The Habitat Marocain housing project was built in Casablanca between 1954-56 by two Swiss architects, Jean Hentsch (1921-84) and Andre Studer (1926-2007). This collection of Documents from the project document the reconstruction and expansion scheme for the city under the French colonial administration in Morocco after World War II and was specifically designed to the meet the needs of Moroccans, not their French colonial overlords and other expatriates. [9], 10-199 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.