Aït Iktel - Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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Aït Iktel

Aït Iktel
 Location: Abadou, Morocco (North Africa)
Architect: Ali Amahan
Client: Association Aït Iktel de Développement
Completed: 1995
Site size: 1'500'000 m²

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Aït Iktel Project Brief

A community-based, self-sustaining project aimed at providing basic services to the village population, as well as allowing them to increase revenue. This involved the creation of a communal bank, a medical dispensary, a training/information centre, and informal schools and libraries, and improvement of infrastructure.

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  • General view of Aït Iktel; houses are constructed using local stone and clay mortar

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  • Aerial view over the water channel

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  • Students gather at the entrance patio of the school

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  • A rock pedestrain path leads past a mosque

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  • Interior, classroom

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