GSDC
MAR. 2024 | Populous & Oualalou+Choi win global architectural design competition for Morocco’s 115,000 capacity Grand Stade de Casablanca
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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
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OCT. 2023 | Oualalou+Choi : 20 ans de méditation architecturale
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OCT. 2023 | Arquitectura Viva Pavilions for the Annual Meeting of the World Bank and the IMF in Marrakech
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SEP. 2023 | Article de Tarik dans Telquel : “Il ne faut pas confondre l’urgence et la reconstruction”
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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
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SEP. 2023 | Interview with Tarik on France Culture about the earthquake in Morocco
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OCT. 2023 | Village for the 2023 World Bank and the International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting
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OCT. 2023 | Village des Assemblées Annuelles de la BM et du FMI – Marrakech
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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
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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
MAR. 2022 | DETAIL magazine publishes interview with Tarik Oualalou on nomadic living and climate change
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FEB. 2022 | Design, Architecture, Research Journal showcases Volubilis Museum in a heritage site
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FEB. 2022 | AMC Architecture Magazine
SEPT. 2021 | Arquitectura Viva magazine publishes O+C’s Moroccan Pavilion
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NOV. 01, 2021 | CNN travel article - Morocco’s Pavilion showcases an ancient alternative to concrete at Expo 2020
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OCT. 23, 2021 | Tarik Oualalou sur Info Soir 2M, le pavillon du Maroc représente “la multitude de la civilisation marocaine.”
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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”
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
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JUNE 2021 | Building Conversations – An interview with Tarik at the Venice Biennale by PLANE-SITE
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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
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JUN. 8, 2020 | Designboom features the Morocco Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
MAY 30, 2020 | Wallpaper Magazine highlights construction updates on the Morocco Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
FEB 12, 2020 | The Architect’s Newspaper shares how the Morocco Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai showcases global innovation in sustainability and design
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JAN. 1, 2020 | Happy New Year! O+C vous souhaite ses meilleurs voeux 2020
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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DEC. 2018 | Le courrier de l’architecte publishes its annual recap featuring a selection of the office’s most exciting projects from 2018
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DEC. 2018 | An interview with Linna & Tarik appears in Troy Schaum’s new book about Rice University’s architecture program, TOTALIZATION (Park Books)
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
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
SEPT. 2018 | The COP 22 project is featured in Wallpapers’ selection of “modern buildings in arid environments”
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SEPT. 2018 | Three projects from the office are shortlisted as part of this year’s BSI Swiss Architectural Award
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SEPT. 2018 | Façade prototypes have been delivered to the construction site of the MAISON AFRIQUE near Reims, France
SEPT. 20, 2018 | Tarik Oualalou presents the new Cutural Center of Morocco in Paris at the ZAK World of Façades conference in Casablanca
SEPT. 19, 2018 | The office presents TERRITORIES OF DISOBEDIENCE at the Ecole Nationale d’Architecture de Tétouan, Morocco
JULY 2018 | The COP 22 canopy in Marrakech is presented as part of Arquitectura Viva PROYECTOS’ issue n° 085
APR. 2018 | Two of our projects — LIVRE PARIS & COP 22 — are shortlisted for the annual THE PLAN AWARD
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
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APR. 5, 2018 | Inhabiting Africa: a conference on the future of African cities at the UM6P, Ben Guerir in Morocco
MAR. 21, 2018 | Tarik Oualalou presents TERRITORIES OF DISOBEDIENCE at the Université Internationale de Rabat
MAR. 2018 | Tarik Oualalou presents the new City of Mazagan at MIPIM 2018 — thanks to the Casablanca stand
MAR. 8, 2018 | Tarik Oualalou gives a conference on the office at the Ecole d’Architecture et de Paysage de Casablanca
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
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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