Set in the seismic landscape of Marrakesh, Memories of the Rubble proposes a model of post-disaster reconstruction built on the memory of an abandoned building in the centre of the city, where ruins of the 2023 earthquake are not erased but honoured, where architecture becomes both a memory bank and a protective skin.

In the wake of destruction, it asks: what if the broken pieces are not remnants to be cleared away, but vessels of memory, worthy of care, preservation, and reassembly? The proposal envisions a hybrid relief centre: partly permanent, housing government aid and therapy services and partly temporary, the adaptable stone framework providing shelter in moments of crisis.

Each stone carries a story. Rather than discarding the rubble and removing said stories, the building embraces its destroyed state as a raw potential.

In this space, the ruin is not erased, but reborn. It is a proposal for resilience that honours what came before and quietly promises that from the rubble, something enduring can rise.