Jornada d’Estudi “Paisatge és Memòria. L’Ametlla de Mar i El Perelló”
Els dies 1 i 2 de desembre de 2023, es va celebrar al Col·legi d’Arquitectes de la demarcació de l’Ebre, a Tortosa, la Jornada d’estudi “Paisatge és Memòria. L’Ametlla de Mar i El Perelló”. La presidenta de la Demarcació de l’Ebre, Elena Rosales, va realitzar la presentació. Montserrat Villaverde i Anna Martínez, com a directores del projecte, van exposar els resultats del treball de camp …
REHABILITATION OF THE JRABA, 15 YEARS LATER
The rehabilitation project of the Jraba square, within the RehabiMed program, was one of the most successful projects in the preservation of the Medina of Kairouan. The square has become a favorite passage within the Medina and a key element in the tourist circuit that connects the souks to the Great Mosque. The place revives. Several abandoned boutiques are reopening their doors and regaining …
Wekala rehabilitation in Cairo, 15 years later
It has been 15 years since the RehabiMed project (financed by the European Union) finished the rehabilitation work of the Wekala El-Magraby, built in the 18th century in the Gamalia neighbourhood of Islamic Cairo, under Ottoman influence. Originally, a wekala is a building built around a courtyard intended to house merchants and store their goods, on the ground floor, with the upper floor being …
Urban Landscape Rehabilitation in Lefkara, Cyprus, 15 years later
L'objectif du projet pilote RehabiMed était la restauration des façades de 16 maisons de la rue commerciale principale de Pano Lefkara. Le projet, financé par l'Union européenne, a été mis en œuvre par le Département des Antiquités, avec la collaboration du Département de l'Urbanisme et du Logement. Il s’agissait de restituer les principales caractéristiques de l'architecture traditionnelle de …
Tragic earthquake in the Atlas region
On the occasion of the tragic earthquake in the Atlas region, RehabiMed sympathises with the Moroccan people and especially with the inhabitants of the Atlas, a wonderful, densely populated area with an exceptional traditional architecture.We wish strength, energy and means to all its inhabitants and send our condolences and solidarity to all the affected families. We have worked hard in …
LANDSCAPE IS MEMORY
The Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya has granted a grant for the development of the "LANDSCAPE IS MEMORY" project of the RehabiMed Association. The project will work on the traditional heritage of L'Ametlla de Mar and El Perelló (Baix Ebre). The aim is to highlight a neglected heritage, built over the centuries on a human scale, taking advantage of the site's resources. The …
Meeting UfM on traditional building skills in the south Mediterranean Region
The Union for the Mediterranean has organized a meeting of experts and representatives of various Mauritanian, Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian administrations. The meeting took place on July 6, 2023 at the Palau de Pedralbes, headquarters of the UfM, as the first step of several actions that will be launched in the coming months in Morocco and Tunisia, in order to promote the preservation of …
Damage assessment and emergency actions in Manbij (Syria)
Rehabimed is involved in an ISIS damage assessment and emergency consolidation project at three monuments in Manbij. A project led by Heritage for Peace, funded by the British Council and which begins this June.The project will intervene in three heritage buildings dating from Byzantine times to the early 20th century:The Al-Antabi tomb contains unique frescoes and geometric drawings …
Rehabilitation pilot operation in Marrakech, 15 years later
It has been 15 years since the RehabiMed project (funded by the European Union) finished the rehabilitation work on three buildings in Marrakech. A project with a strong social component, since it made it possible to improve the living conditions of around 150 people in 31 room units, also preventing the unbridled gentrification process of the Medina from expelling these families from the …