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Tomb houses – a remedial approach to save Anfgou

Presentation to the Second Prize winner in the Student Poster Competition for “Tomb houses – a remedial approach to save Anfgou” (l-r): Hans-Rudolf Schalcher (Switzerland), Head, Academic Committee, Holcim Forum; Rolf Soiron (Switzerland), Chairman, Advisory Board, Holcim Foundation; with 2nd prize recipient . Issam El Mousghi, postgraduate student at Ecole Supérieure d’Architecture de Casablanca, Morocco.

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The project “Tomb houses” is a remedial approach to save Anfgou. Anfgou is a remote region of Morocco that has no infrastructure; in 2006, twenty six children froze to death during a cold period there.

By providing solar panels, better roofs, protected paths between the houses, and enclosed fireplaces, El Mousghi envisions making these houses, built by nomads from the south, weather resistant – with a long-term view to saving lives.

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