HRH Prince Moulay Rachid awards female architect with the most prestigious project

Marrakech-Morocco, December 4, 2007 – As part of His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid’s efforts to promote the economic development, the Prince has a long-standing commitment to fostering the professionals advancement of women in various industries, to enhance a social movement that will uproot all forms of oppression from the society, and endorse and shelter the basic human rights for all.

And although men assume the most important roles in the Moroccan community, His Royal Highness awarded the most prestigious project, the architectonic plan for the Headquarters of the Marrakech International Film Festival (MIFF) Foundation, to a young female architect Lamia El Madhi.

Madhi’s magnificent architecture exposure, without doubt, will provide a major boost to her career.

The marvelous constructions of the Foundation’s headquarters in Marrakech is composed of the President’s office, Vice President’s offices, General Secretariat office, exhibition space, movie screening room, accounting office, meeting rooms, kitchen, warehouse, etc.

With the dynamic use of space, the future headquarters reflects the energy of the city Marrakech and further generate more vigor for the city.

His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid will lay the first stone of the headquarters of the MIFF Foundation during the 7th edition of the MIFF to be held from December 7th to 15th, 2007.