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GSDC

MAR. 2024 | Populous & Oualalou+Choi win global architectural design competition for Morocco’s 115,000 capacity Grand Stade de Casablanca

l’ÉQUIPE

MAR. 2024 | Populous & Oualalou+Choi win global architectural design competition for Morocco’s 115,000 capacity Grand Stade de Casablanca

JOB

MAR. 2024 Nous recherchons un architecte qui maitrise Revit pour travailler sur la conception et développement technique des projets à l'international.

‘A’A’Hors-Série

NOV. 2023 | Sortie du nouveau L’Architecture D’Aujourd’hui Hors-Série 46 : Acclimatation

Vernissage

NOV. 2023 | Vernissage de l’exposition le 09 Novembre 2023 à 18h30 à la Galerie d’Architecture

EXPO

NOV. 2023 | Ouverture de l’exposition Built/Unbuilt/Unbuildable à la Galerie d’Architecture du 4/11 au 02/12

Cité

NOV. 2023 | Conférence de Tarik Oualalou le Jeudi 27 Novembre 2023 à 19h à la Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine

Hommage ’A’A’

OCT. 2023 | Hommage dans ‘A’A” sur Jean-Louis Cohen et la Mystique de Casablanca

WALLPAPER

OCT. 2023 | Moroccan traditional design inspires the 2023 World Bank and IMF village overlooking the walled city of Marrakech

muuz

OCT. 2023 | Oualalou+Choi : 20 ans de méditation architecturale

AV

OCT. 2023 | Arquitectura Viva Pavilions for the Annual Meeting of the World Bank and the IMF in Marrakech

telquel

SEP. 2023 | Article de Tarik dans Telquel : “Il ne faut pas confondre l’urgence et la reconstruction”

designboom

OCT. 2023 | OUALALOU+CHOI shades Marrakech with modular pavilion of tensile vaults

Détails d’Architecture

OCT. 2023 | Détails d’Architecture Au Maroc, un village pas comme les autres

FRCU

SEP. 2023 | Interview with Tarik on France Culture about the earthquake in Morocco

archilovers

OCT. 2023 | Village for the 2023 World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting

A+E

OCT. 2023 | Village des Assemblées Annuelles de la BM et du FMI – Marrakech

MEDI1

SEP. 2023 | Interview with Tarik on medi1 and how to rebuild after the damage caused by the earthquake in Morocco

ARCHIROOTS

SEP. 2023 | Article in the LEED training platform

Archdaily

AUG. 2023 | ArchDaily Local Colors in Rammed Earth Construction: 50 Projects Revealing Earth's Vibrant Palette

Telquel

AUG. 2023 | Hommage à Jean-Louis Cohen et la mystique de Casablanca

A&C

MAY. 2022 | Architecture & Culture Journal

DETAIL

APR. 2022 | DETAIL magazine features Moroccan Pavilion in edition on Solid Construction

DETAIL

MAR. 2022 | DETAIL magazine publishes interview with Tarik Oualalou on nomadic living and climate change

DAr

FEB. 2022 | Design, Architecture, Research Journal showcases Volubilis Museum in a heritage site

AMC

FEB. 2022 | AMC Architecture Magazine

AV

SEPT. 2021 | Arquitectura Viva magazine publishes O+C’s Moroccan Pavilion

cnn

NOV. 01, 2021 | CNN travel article - Morocco’s Pavilion showcases an ancient alternative to concrete at Expo 2020

2M.ma

OCT. 23, 2021 | Tarik Oualalou sur Info Soir 2M, le pavillon du Maroc représente “la multitude de la civilisation marocaine.”

ElPaís

OCT. 14, 2021 | Tarik Oualalou’s article in El País - “It is in Africa where we can learn to be nomads again and not refugees”

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OCT. 4, 2021 | Tarik Oualalou au journal de France Culture de 7:00 à propos du Pavillon du Maroc à Expo Dubaï 2020

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SEP. 29, 2021 | Tarik’s article ‘Climat : l’Afrique du XXIe siècle doit réinventer ses villes’ is published in JEUNE AFRIQUE - click to read the full article.

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JUL. 2021 | Archdaily features the Morocco Pavilion in Dubai.

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JUL. 21, 2021 | Designboom features an article on our pavilion at Expo

INTW

JUNE 2021 | Building Conversations – An interview with Tarik at the Venice Biennale by PLANE-SITE

HOLC

SPRING 2020 | Linna participates as a jury member for the sixth cycle of the LaFarge-Holcim awards competition, the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design

MAGS

JUN. 8, 2020 | Designboom features the Morocco Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

EXPO

MAY 30, 2020 | Wallpaper Magazine highlights construction updates on the Morocco Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

EXPO

FEB 12, 2020 | The Architect’s Newspaper shares how the Morocco Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai showcases global innovation in sustainability and design

2020

JAN. 1, 2020 | Happy New Year! O+C vous souhaite ses meilleurs voeux 2020

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NOV. 21, 2019 | Pierre d’Angle magazine publishes O+C’s renovation of Casablanca’s iconic Hotel Lincoln in a special edition print for the 25th Salon du Patrimonie

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SEPT. 5, 2019 | O+C will head the French Symposium at the Seoul Biennale in partnership with the Institut Français de Séoul — event begins at 5 pm in the Seoul Architectural Hall

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AUG. 2019 | O+C presents “Negotiated Territories: Experiences in Adapted Habitats in Casablanca” as part of the Seoul Biennale’s COLLECTIVE CITY exhibition, opening Sept. 7th

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JULY 2019 | Jeune Afrique’s Katia Dansoko Touré sits down with Tarik Oualalou to discuss his ethos, vision for African cities, and several ongoing projects — on newsstands everywhere!

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JUNE 2019 | Linna Choi sits down with Julia Gamolina of Madame Architect to reflect on working across continents and why it’s important to take risks while young

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JUNE 2019 | Major works are completed on the office’s Maison Afrique dwelling in Bezannes, France, one of several experimental houses for the Maisons Esperanto project

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MAY 2019 | Linna and Tarik wrap up their studio at MIT, centered on transforming the former Toumliline Monastery into a self-sustaining campus for cultural exchange

MOCA

MAY 23, 2019 | Tarik participates in a round-table discussion at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris during the MOCA Festival (Marché Officiel des Cultures d’Afrique), focusing on the creation of an African cultural center in France

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MAY 2019 | The office is shortlisted as part of The Africa Centre’s competition to renovate and extend its Southwark headquarters in London as a hub providing the African diaspora a place for cultural and entrepreneurial exchange

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APR. 2, 2019 | O+C is invited to give a lecture at the “Plateforme de la création architecturale” at the Cité de l’architecture & du Patrimoine de Paris — the entire presentation and audio available in French on our Vimeo page

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MAR. 2019 | O+C a a featured exhibitor at the 2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, running from Sept.-Nov. in the Donuimun Village

EVNT

MAR. 14, 2019 | O+C presents the transformation of the iconic Hôtel Lincoln in Casablanca at MIPIM 2019, alongside client REALITES

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FEB. 26, 2019 | Tarik Oualalou is invited to sit on the inaugural “Rencontres du patrimoine” panel organized by Casablanca Patrimoine

LABA

FEB. 11, 2019 | O+C is invited by EPFL to give a lecture as part of its laba studio intervention on the City of Fez — the office spoke of its renovation of four caravanserais in the city

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JAN. 2019 | Linna & Tarik are teaching a design studio at MIT’s SA+P — students are to transform the site of the Toumliline Monastery into an experimental campus of learning

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JAN. 2019 | We are honored to have been named a “future builder” on the African continent by the publication JEUNE AFRIQUE — click to read the full article featuring Tarik

MAGS

JAN. 2019 | TEL QUEL publishes a feature story on O+C’s renovation of the iconic “Hôtel Lincoln” in Casablanca, which will become a 4-star hotel

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DEC. 2018 | The office competes with Emenda and ABAK to design the new IT department building for the University of Nantes

RECP

DEC. 2018 | Le courrier de l’architecte publishes its annual recap featuring a selection of the office’s most exciting projects from 2018

BOOK

DEC. 2018 | An interview with Linna & Tarik appears in Troy Schaum’s new book about Rice University’s architecture program, TOTALIZATION (Park Books)

CONF

NOV. 2018 | As part of the Belgian Economic Mission in Morocco, O+C is invited to speak with Belgian government officials about the new City of Mazagan

CONF

OCT. 2018 | Jean-Louis Cohen and O+C organize a two-day conference-seminar on Casablanca’s architectural heritage at the Institut Français in Casablanca

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SEPT. 2018 | The COP 22 project is featured in Wallpapers’ selection of “modern buildings in arid environments”

awrd

SEPT. 2018 | Three projects from the office are shortlisted as part of this year’s BSI Swiss Architectural Award

bldg

SEPT. 2018 | Façade prototypes have been delivered to the construction site of the MAISON AFRIQUE near Reims, France

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SEPT. 20, 2018 | Tarik Oualalou presents the new Cutural Center of Morocco in Paris at the ZAK World of Façades conference in Casablanca

CONF

SEPT. 19, 2018 | The office presents TERRITORIES OF DISOBEDIENCE at the Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Tétouan, Morocco

MAGS

JULY 2018 | The COP 22 canopy in Marrakech is presented as part of Arquitectura Viva PROYECTOS’ issue n° 085

awrd

APR. 2018 | Two of our projects — LIVRE PARIS & COP 22 — are shortlisted for the annual THE PLAN AWARD

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APR. 20, 2018 | Tarik Oualalou discusses Casablanca’s architectural heritage at the Institut Français de Casablanca

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APR. 18, 2018 | The office gives a lecture at the CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE (AIA NY) — click to view the video

evnt

APR. 5, 2018 | Inhabiting Africa: a conference on the future of African cities at the UM6P, Ben Guerir in Morocco

conf

MAR. 21, 2018 | Tarik Oualalou presents TERRITORIES OF DISOBEDIENCE at the Université Internationale de Rabat

EVNT

MAR. 2018 | Tarik Oualalou presents the new City of Mazagan at MIPIM 2018 — thanks to the Casablanca stand

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MAR. 8, 2018 | Tarik Oualalou gives a conference on the office at the Ecole d’Architecture et de Paysage de Casablanca

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FEB. 2018 | Design platform and online review Design Indaba writes on the office's proposal for the “Right Side Down” city

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JAN. 2018 | Le courrier de l’architecte publishes its annaul recap featuring some of the office’s projects from 2017

PRTY

DEC. 2017 | From all of us at O+C (OUALALOU + CHOI), we wish you a healthy and happy holiday season. Here’s to a great 2018!

CASA

DEC. 2017 | O+C wins a competition to complete a comprehensive preservation plan for Casablanca’s unique architectural heritage