From the Diversity of Endogenous Spaces to the Specificity of Exogenous Space: The case of Bab Lamrissa Square in Sale Morocco

Abdellah Moussalih

doi:10.32891/jps.v7i1.1613

Cover image: A public space in Johannesburg. Credit: GIZ VCP, Inclusive violence and crime prevention programme.

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Published: Dec 31, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32891/jps.v7i1.1613

Keywords:

Salé Medina Bab Lamrissa public space appropriation uses

Abdellah Moussalih

Ecole Nationale d'Architecture de Tétouan (ENAT)

Abstract

This article presents the social uses and practices of users through their manifestations, in order to evaluate the evolution of the relationship between the transformation of spatial structures and the production of landscapes representative of the image of the urban area.
In order to support the hypothesis, the field of investigation is focused on the public space of Bab Lamrissa, which now represents a natural extension, a kind of immediate "periphery" of Sale, which abolishes the physical boundaries. Deciphering the forms and methods of social allocation of the Bab Lamrissa square reveals a differentiation of uses and divisions, establishing the courtyard as an open-air urban laboratory.

How to Cite

Moussalih, A. (2022) “From the Diversity of Endogenous Spaces to the Specificity of Exogenous Space: The case of Bab Lamrissa Square in Sale Morocco”, The Journal of Public Space, 7(1), pp. 409–420. doi: 10.32891/jps.v7i1.1613.

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): Public Space and Placemaking in African Cities

Section

Non Academic / Case study

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Author Biography

Abdellah Moussalih, Ecole Nationale d'Architecture de Tétouan (ENAT)

Assistant professor at the Ecole Nationale d'Architecture de Tétouan (ENAT), Ph.D. in town planning (INAU) from the Institut National d'Aménagement et d'Urbanisme (INAU) in Rabat. My research focuses on urban public spaces through the prism of the urban project as a catalyst of public space making , social composition, uses, practices, and social perceptions in Rabat-Salé and Tetouan in Morocco.

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