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The Moroccan pavilion will have a theme of ‘Legacies for the future - from inspiring origins to sustainable progress’
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Designed by Moroccan architect Tarik Oualalou, the pavilion uses the traditional technique of rammed-earth construction to create 22 stacked rectangular spaces. Expo Morocco
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The building’s 4,000 square metre rammed earth facade, which measures 33 metres in height, visually references villages in Morocco
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The pavilion has an inner courtyard, an important spatial element in traditional Moroccan architecture. Expo 2020 Dubai
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The 14 exhibition spaces inside the pavilion are connected by a continuous ‘inner street’, which begins at the building’s uppermost floor and gradually descends to the ground. Expo Morocco
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The Morocco pavilion under construction in the Opportunity District of the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Expo Morocco
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The Moroccan pavilion will have a theme of ‘Legacies for the future - from inspiring origins to sustainable progress’
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I2W7IACERSO5A7ITT25Z5SVF7U.jpg?smart=true&auth=dc437d2e43287e11acb85203bd879f6851b81cc2b717a5a759ada30bb7c2d608&width=400&height=225)
Designed by Moroccan architect Tarik Oualalou, the pavilion uses the traditional technique of rammed-earth construction to create 22 stacked rectangular spaces. Expo Morocco
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QZ6STQ2A6TSFFTNAWT4HEEQTBM.jpg?smart=true&auth=dba75d3a0533ffc2e44794ba1c17935754b33fad7a506f3dcf55a3502c79154b&width=400&height=225)
The building’s 4,000 square metre rammed earth facade, which measures 33 metres in height, visually references villages in Morocco
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KSHJUV2CYGHIRITC33VSCIAVKQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=d3f99b4c9e9879b294831e1a11700893a2d1f1e2ecc242ecd9757a8daf32f511&width=400&height=225)
The pavilion has an inner courtyard, an important spatial element in traditional Moroccan architecture. Expo 2020 Dubai
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6SC6O3PLPDG4FCDNRHGFQ5YSKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=e15310c05ff3f3cfe6371033d6aab5949df59652e4b40b50234ec1548f42fdbb&width=400&height=225)
The 14 exhibition spaces inside the pavilion are connected by a continuous ‘inner street’, which begins at the building’s uppermost floor and gradually descends to the ground. Expo Morocco
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5K2OM7T3Q6ZFVT2ZV3HZWY6UW4.jpg?smart=true&auth=dfe23ac38615226b16a048f27d6df6f7da1eb78fdd0aa20925508da99786c3f9&width=400&height=225)
The Morocco pavilion under construction in the Opportunity District of the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Expo Morocco
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The Moroccan pavilion will have a theme of ‘Legacies for the future - from inspiring origins to sustainable progress’
Expo 2020 Dubai: Morocco dazzles with spectacular pavilion
Architecture inspired by the theme of ‘Legacies for the future, from inspiring origins to sustainable progress’
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Neil Halligan
29 June, 2021
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