D E SIGN S T R AT EGY FO R TA N GIER, M O RO CCO
The dominance of the EU economy in Morocco implemented by the establishment of European companies in Morocco is now overiding it’s local based economy,this is because of the lower employment wages. This effect the local Moroccan industries as a large number of locals are working in these European companies because of better wages and benefits. As a result, there are little of income returning back to the local community and instead, to Europe. The situation is that there is currently a lack of local medium scale industries that is of a size which can contribute to the Moroccan economy. This is partly because of the region’s demography of challenging terrains which are unbuildable by individuals. Therefore, the proposal will introduce a platform in which medium scale local industries can accommodate on these terrains. The platforms will be built by the state to make use of the empty terrain in exchange that the occupied industries give the rooftop area as a communal centre. The development of these industries will be based on a raised structure occupied by multi industrial units and multi usage area for the existing community. The structure will be inserted and ‘grows’ out of the existing selected terrain which are comprised of square grid units constructed for a single unit occupancy. Eventually, these local medium industries occupied platforms will generate local employment opportunities and income which supports the Moroccan economy.
Gross Domestic Product of Morocco Ministry of Finance (2006),http://www. moroccobusinessnews.com/Morocco/About_ Morocco.asp
Local employment of Morocco The world fact book (2006)
Comparison of free zones between Tangier and the rest of Morocco Ministry of Industry, Commerce and new Technologies (2005),http://www.moroccobusinessnews.com/Morocco/ Tangier.asp
