Title: The City of Casablanca, Morocco - A Complete history - Mohamed Dekkak
Headings: The City of Casablanca – Morocco
The City of Casablanca – Morocco
Table of Contents
A Look Into Past of Casablanca Morocco
Origin
Early History of Casablanca
Portuguese invasion & Spain’s influence
France’s invasion
French regime
World War II
Independence
Casablanca Climate and Topography
Weather of Casablanca
Casablanca Economy
Historical Background of Casablanca Morocco
Interesting Facts about Casablanca
Architectural Tour of Casablanca City
Habous and the Mahkama
The Colonial Architecture of Casablanca
Casablanca: Short History
The founding of Anfa
Trade and science
Presentation of Casablanca’s Architectural History
CASABLANCA, LABORATORY OF MODERN URBAN PLANNING AND HOUSING
CASABLANCA: FROM THE CITY OF ENERGY TO THE FUNCTIONAL CITY
The City of Energy
HENRI PROST AND THE PLAN OF 1914
THE SHADOW OF NEW YORK
THE SAGA ECOCHARD
SUSTAINABLE LEGS
Casablanca: from the apartment building to the housing unit
REFERENCES AND ADAPTATION, 1912-1930
Architects, sponsors, and inhabitants
Socially defined neighborhoods
From the island-building to the neo-Moorish houses
The decor
BETWEEN DECORATIVE ART AND FUNCTIONALISM 1930-1944
Full and empty facades
THE PERIOD OF THE SPECIFIC HABITAT, 1945-1956
Galloping demography “and habitat for the greatest number
SPECULATION AND SEGREGATION
Economic housing “adapted” to culture
The specification by status
Functionality and adaptation to lifestyles
FRENCH ARCHITECTS WHO BUILT MODERN MOROCCO
Léon-Henri Prost
A colonial medina in Habous
Michel Ecochard
Marius Boyer, the master of art deco
Jean Balois, the functionalist architect
Edmond Brion
Auguste Cadet
Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier, the defender of plant heritage
Henri Tastemain, the architect of the reconstruction of Agadir
Pierre Jabin, the intellectual architect
Adrien Laforgue, the architect of the State
Albert Greslin, the architect with luxury tastes
Edouard Delaporte, the concrete lover
Hippolyte-Joseph Delaporte
Albert Laprade
Léonard Morandi
Paul Tournon
Jean-François Zévaco
Wolfgang Ewerth
Eugène Lendrat
Pierre Bousquet
CASABLANCA’S CLIMATE AND ARCHITECTURE
A “climate” architecture of ancient tradition
Historic buildings in Habous, Casablanca
ELEMENTS OF COLONIAL BUILDINGS
“Climate” elements at the service of the decorative
CASABLANCA: AN EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY OF THE 2OTH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
SHOULD CASABLANCA’S COLONIAL HERITAGE BE PRESERVED?
Casamémoire
Morocco: Casablanca, a remarkable architectural heritage but threatened
Preserving urban landscapes
Crumbling historic Lincoln Hotel in downtown Casablanca
CASABLANCA’S MUST-SEE ARCHITECTURAL SPOTS
Appreciate Morocco’s Colonial Past
Imperial Casablanca Hotel and Spa
Architect: Marius Boyer
Bank Al-Maghrib building
Architect: Edmond Brion
Liberte Tower
Architect: Léonard Morandi
Cinema Rialto
Architect: Pierre Jabin
Hassan II Mosque
The Accomplishments behind Hassan II Mosque
The minaret of the Hassan II Mosque
III-THE OUTLINE OF ORNAMENTAL ARTS
The minaret
The external façades
The southern façade
The northern façade
The eastern façade
The prayer hall
Contribution of the Moroccan handicraft to the edification of the Hassan II Mosque
Stucco
Wood
Zellij
THE STAMPS OF THE FOUNDER
The Consecration
HISTORICAL REFERENCES
Mahkama Pasha of Casablanca
Architect: Auguste Cadet
Marché Central
Architect: BOUSQUET, Pierre
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Architect: Achille Dangleterre
Port of Casablanca
Brief history of Port of Casablanca:
Royal Palace of Casablanca
Grande Poste
Architect: Adrien Laforgue
Wilaya
Wilaya clock tower
Architect: Marius Boyer
The Sacre-Coeur Cathedral (Casablanca Cathedral)
Architect: Paul Tournon
Palais de Justice
Architect: Joseph Marrast
Hotel Volubilis
Architect: Marius Boyer
Hotel Excelsior
Architect: Hippolyte-Joseph Delaporte
El Glaoui building
San Buenaventura Church of Casablanca
Anfa Church
Al Qods Mosque
Architect: Eugène Lendrat
Carmel Saint Joseph School
St. John’s Church
Russian Orthodox Church
Temple Beth El Synagogue
Address: 67, Rue Jaber ben Hayane.
La Sqala
Anfa Place
Villa Camembert
Architect: Wolfgang Ewerth
Hotel Anfa
Architect: Marius Boyer
Residence and Statue of Louis Hubert Gonsalves Lyautey
Architect: Adrien Laforgue
Villa Sami Suissa
Architect: ZEVACO, Jean-François
Levy-Bendayan building
Architect: Marius Boyer
Asayag Building
Architect: Marius Boyer
Attijariwafa Building
Church of Christ the King
Villa des Arts
Hotel Lincoln
Hotel Guynemer
Hotel Transatlantique
Aérographe de Tit Mellil (Terminal of Tit-Mellil)
Moretti-Milone Building
Societe Generale
Casablanca Chamber of Commerce and Industries
Rick’s Cafe
VOX Cinema
Al Khaouarizmy High School
The Arab League Park of Casablanca
Grand Palais
Time frames:
1970: Formation of the Committee of Casablanca Fairs
The opening of OFEC Dahir of November 19, 1977
Historical influences of Morocco
Morocco before Islam
Hispano-Moorish art
The old white neighborhoods: A tale of the name
“Krikwar” in Darb Al Sultan
“Bossper” in the old town
“Jewish” trail
The “Gran” Trail
The poor trail
Rosh Noire
Cosimar
“Squillah”
Gulf trail
Sidi Belyout
Sidi Mohamed Mers Sultan
Sidi Allal Karouani
Sidi Abdel Rahman
Conclude with Georges Marçais:
Love and Censorship
Casablanca Deco
Landmark Villa
A Moroccan Folly
A Former Harem
Tishka Hotel
The Souk
Decorative Arts
Painted Surfaces
Tiles
A Contemporary Renovation
A bit of Old England
Color
La Mamounla
A North African Paradise
Casablanca Movie
The Modern Casablanca Morocco
The start of Casablanca’s Demographic Expansion
Demographic changes on Moroccan land
Two centuries of ongoing population growth
Phase 1: 1836-1907
Phase 2, 3 and 4: 1907-1994
Phase 5
The Demographic evolution of Casablanca City
A reference of the rural-to-urban resettlement
The long-term factors for the upsurge in the population of Casablanca
Fundamental Factors of Widespread Rural to Urban Migration in Casablanca
The living condition in Casablanca
The accessibility to services and the means for social-economic upward mobility
Main Factors of the Great Rural-to-Urban Migration
Pressing influences in the countryside
Pull factors affecting migration in Casablanca
Why do people migrate to live in Casablanca?
Reasons for irregular progress in Morocco
The Objectives, Prospects, and Movements of Individual Migrants in Casablanca
Transferring to the slums to escape poverty and hunger
Negative selection consequences and self- destroying insights of the rural-to-urban migration in Casablanca
Casablanca Weather

Content: The movie has a multinational line of actors. Europeans made up a large portion of the populace. During the 1950s, the city was the main center of the anti-French revolt. A rebel act on Christmas of 1953 brought death to sixteen people. World War II
The American-British attack of French N. Africa amid the N. African campaign of World War 2 called Operation Torch began on the 8 th of Nov. 1942. The US assaulted at 3 distinct areas in French N. Africa, included 3 being the landings at Casablanca in light of its significant harbor and the main admin centers. The city was an essential key harbor amid World War 2 and in 1943 facilitated the Casablanca Conference which Roosevelt and Churchill talked about the war development. Casablanca has been the spot of a huge US airbase, a platform space for all US air jets for the European Theater of Operations amid World War 2. Independence
In Oct. 1930, Casablanca facilitated a Grand Prix, organized at the new Anfa Racecourse. In 1958, the competition was conducted at Ain-Diab circuit.