The Sidi Harazem Bath Complex is a

brutalist Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the ...

thermal

spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneothe ...

complex in Sidi Harazem, near the city of Fez, Morocco. The property is owned by the CDG Foundation. It was designed by

Jean-François Zevaco Jean-François Zevaco (,1916–2003) was a French-Moroccan architect born in Casablanca. He is considered an emblematic figure of the modernist architectural movement in Morocco and in Africa, and his legacy is important in terms of the number o ...

between 1960 and 1975.

Restoration and community oriented activities

Before the start of the construction works in 1958, rural communities, who had lived on the site for generations were forced to move to new places to make space for the new tourist destination. In 2017, Aziza Chaouni and her team of architects, engineers, researchers and photographers won a $150,000 grant from the

Getty Foundation The Getty Foundation, based in Los Angeles, California at the Getty Center, awards grants for "the understanding and preservation of the visual arts".Getty FoundationAbout the Foundation. Retrieved September 18, 2008. In the past, it funded the Ge ...

to restore the complex and develop the surrounding area. In July 2021, Getty Foundation reported about the course of the restoration and the accompanying campaign of including the local communities. Among other activities, Chaouni had initiated the building of a new market near the spa complex to accommodate informal stall owners and peddlers who had lost their former market in a fire.

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