As we look around the tile factory, we cannot help but feel a bittersweet enthusiasm. In this wonderful terracotta cabinet of curiosities, we are witnessing the end of a way of building, and with it the end of a very Mediterranean way of life. . Words by Sami Aloulou and Memia Belkaid Photography by Kelly Shea for This Orient, Vol. 3 . This is an excerpt. Find the whole article inside our third issue.
https://www.thisorient.com/architecture/claustra-phobia-mashrabiyas-des-briques/










