Architect Meisa Batayneh, principal architect and founder at maisam architects and engineers has been invited to participate in the architectural jury of the international prestigious heritage project competition of Place Lalla Yeddouna, A neighborhood in the Medina of Fez,Morocco alongside with - Mr. Prof. Marc Angélil, Architect, Los Angeles/USA and Zurich/Switzerland Mr. Dr. Stefano Bianca, Architect, Geneva/Switzerland ,Mr. David Chipperfield, Architect, London/United Kingdom ,Mr. Omar Farkhani, Architect, Rabat/Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Prof. Rodolfo Machado, Architect, Boston/USA and Buenos Aires/Argentina and Mr. Prof. Matthias Sauerbruch, Architect, Berlin/Germany and Boston/USA.
The competition took place between 15 October to 8 November 2010. It issued by The Agency of Partnership for Progress (APP), with its implementing partner, the Agency for the Development and Rehabilitation of the city of Fez (ADER-Fès).
The competition site of approx. 7,400 sqm is located in the Medina of Fez, which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site since 1981. Place Lalla Yeddouna is a strategic location at the nucleus of this oldest part of Fez. The Medina is a mosaic of small-scale, modest, sand-colored houses, and its endless labyrinth of narrow streets, where we can find still preserved as a living museum, an antique mode of life, full of history and shrouded in mystery.
The area of Place Lalla Yeddouna, where the city was founded on the two banks of the main river in Fez (“Oued Al Jawahir”), used to be one of the key links between the two sides of the old city.In the future, the area of Place Lalla Yeddouna shall be a vibrant mixed-use urban hub for the community as well as visitors to the Medina.The site is expected to become a major catalyst for artisan development, with spaces for educational programs, residences, artisan production, shops, restaurants, cafés and other services. The new complex will support activities for youth and adults.
With its unique architectural character representing the regional building tradition and with its surrounding urban fabric, excellent accessibility and functionality, Place Lalla Yeddouna is expected to be a cultural site exemplary of our time and the region, and a stimulator and generator for the development of other projects in Fez, its region and Morocco.
The competition task comprises the urban design for the Place Lalla Yeddouna, the preservation of historic buildings as well as the design of new buildings.
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