Marrakesh

Marrakesh's walled medina remains an inhabited urban fabric of winding lanes, housing, markets and workshops. Its gates and ramparts define the historic enclosure, while large religious buildings form landmarks within a much finer network of domestic and commercial spaces.

The city also has a significant relationship with its gardens and palm groves, which form part of the setting of the historic centre. Conservation involves both this landscape and the continuity of building crafts. Restoration has sustained techniques such as lime plaster, tilework and decorated wood, even as alterations to upper floors and construction materials place pressure on older housing. Architecture here is closely connected to the maintenance of an occupied urban environment.