Dec 1, 2021
How I brought a river, and my city, back to life
Architect Aziza Chaouni focuses on projects that integrate architecture and landscape, and that ultimately give back to their communities. For years, she worked to revive the Fez River, which runs through her hometown of Fez, Morocco.
In this 2014 TED Talk : TED Fellow Aziza Chaouni recounts her effort to restore this river to its former glory, and to transform her city in the process. The Fez River winds through the medina of Fez, Morocco—a mazelike medieval city that's a World Heritage site. Once considered the "soul" of this celebrated city, the river succumbed to sewage and pollution, and in the 1950s was covered over bit by bit until nothing remained.
