The Fez Medina is a culturally rich center for artisanal crafts, but there is a lack of documentation of the history here. We worked with Tourat Mdinty to further their goal of preserving the heritage of the Fez Medina by creating a digital preservation map. We collected photos, videos, and interviews around the medina to create an authentic representation of what we witnessed during our time there, capturing both the history of the medina and its state at this moment in time. Our map, which integrates all of this visual media, serves as a tool to experience the Fez Medina without physically being there, but can also serve to improve the tourist experience. Most importantly, our map preserves the culture of the medina in danger of being lost to time.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Toplyn, Julia
• Tripp, Kyra
• McGlauflin, Heather
• Kihu, Abigael

Subject

• Culture
• Community
• Innovation
• Learning
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 69721
• E-project-052422-195545

Keyword

• Video Interview
• Culture
• Visual Media
• Artisan
• Map
• Digital Preservation

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• Doiron, Joseph
• El Hamzaoui, Mohammed

Year

• 2022

Center

• Rabat, Morocco Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Tourat Mdinty

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2022-05-24

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-11-30