Manal Rachdi joins the jury of the Young Moroccan Architecture Awards 2026
Manal Rachdi sits on the jury of the third edition of the YMAA, which honour young Moroccan architecture. Awards ceremony in December 2026.
Manal Rachdi, founder of OXO Architectes, is a member of the jury of the third edition of the Young Moroccan Architecture Awards (YMAA), organised by the Archimedia group under the aegis of Morocco's Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy. The awards honour projects by a new generation of architects in Morocco.
The jury, chaired by architect Abdou Lahlou, brings together eleven figures, including Chakib Benabdellah, President of the National Council of the Order of Architects, Madison Cox, President of the Fondation Majorelle, Tarik Oualalou (Oualalou + Choi), Joris Pauwels (ZHA Architects) and Christoph Röttinger (Herzog & de Meuron).
The 52 nominated projects, selected from 168 entries from 15 cities, were revealed on 22 October 2026 in Casablanca, at the Ateliers Vincent Timsit, a building by Jean-François Zevaco. The awards ceremony will take place in December 2026.
Born in Rabat, Manal Rachdi founded OXO Architectes in 2016. The practice designs bioclimatic architecture, attentive to site, climate and living systems.
Photos: YMAA and A+E Magazine (Archimedia group).
See also : Bioclimatic architecture
