Morocco: Courtyards and Gardens
Monacelli Press
In the North African land of Morocco, every dar-dwelling, religious institution, or commercial building is organized around an interior, walled courtyard that provides privacy from the bustle of urban streets and an outdoor space for social interaction and tranquil meditation. Over the course of centuries, ornamental schemes have evolved to incorporate not only native plant life but also intricate water features and patterned tile work known as zellij, all of central significance to the Moroccan culture and climate.
Author Achva Benzinberg Stein explores the three main types of gardens — the simple and elegant paved patio form of the riad, the more formal geometric gardens of royal palaces, and the arsa, an open, cultivated landscape. Striking color photographs, including numerous aerial views, show gardens and courtyards in Marrakech, Fez, and elsewhere.
"Beautifully illustrated … serves as a primer for any designer on the elements necessary to achieve a successful courtyard … comprehensive, filled with striking photography … essential for landscape architecture students and design professionals."
CITY for CITY: Projects of the City College Architectural Center, 1995–2015
Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers
Examples of the work of the City College Architectural Center over the course of 15 years, including exhibitions, visioning exercises, planning, urban design studies and projects for implementation.
Historic Cities and Sacred Sites: Cultural Roots for Urban Futures
The World Bank / Monacelli Press — Edited by Ismail Serageldin, Ephim Shluger, Joan Martin-Brown
This important collection brings together noted Israeli, Palestinian, and American architects and urbanists to consider the physical future of Jerusalem and to offer specific proposals for making the city functional, beautiful, and physically generous to its inhabitants' needs. Professor Stein's contribution, "On Sacred Trees and Historical Sites," is published in this volume.
