Skip to content
Life TimesTravel

Architecture

Riads, kasbahs, ksour and the geometry of zellij — reading Moroccan buildings for what they were built to do, from the rammed earth of the south to the courtyards of Fez.

1 piece

A Moroccan courtyard with zellij dado, carved stucco and a cedar-beamed gallery above
Architecture
Fez

Anatomy of a Riad

The Moroccan courtyard house turns its back on the street entirely — and that single decision explains everything else about it.

2 min read