Source: Aga Khan Award for Architecture Documentation & Zevaco Archives
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Jean-François Zevaco 🇲🇦

جان فرانسوا زيفاكو (Known as "Jean-François Zevaco")
Master Modernist Architect of Morocco, Aga Khan Architecture Laureate
Born Aug 08, 1916 🇲🇦 Casablanca, Morocco
Passed Away Jan 22, 2003 Casablanca, Morocco
Lifespan 86 years old
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"Raw concrete and Moroccan sunlight sculpt forms that defy temporal trends."

Archival Overview

Casablanca-born architect and visionary of Moroccan brutalist modernism who designed the sculptural post-earthquake monuments of Agadir and won the 1980 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Biographical Record

Jean-François Zevaco was born and lived his entire life in Casablanca, graduating from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Establishing his practice in Casablanca, he rejected pastiche historicism to create breathtaking sculptural modernist buildings in raw concrete (béton brut).

Following the 1960 Agadir earthquake, Zevaco designed iconic public landmarks including the Agadir Central Post Office, fire station, and court house, demonstrating breathtaking structural expressiveness that earned him the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1980.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
El Hank European Cemetery
Casablanca, Morocco
GPS: 33.6050, -7.6550
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