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<p>This article presents a critical reading of colonial modernism through a typomorphological analysis, examining how projects developed by the CIAM-Alger group sought to reconcile the universalist principles of modernism with local constraints. The study adopts a synchronic approach applied to two collective housing estates built in Algiers in the early 1950s. It focuses on four interrelated dimensions: urban components (site, street network, built framework, and open spaces); building layout (morphological relationships between buildings and these components); building-type characteristics; and the layout and distribution of rooms. The research combines archival sources with site visits and measured surveys; archival graphic materials were systematically redrawn to ensure consistency. This research demonstrates the potential of typomorphology as a critical method to interrogate colonial modernism. The comparative analysis reveals distinct strategies of urban composition that both reflect modernist ideals and adapt them to local conditions, exposing the enduring colonial logics of segregation and spatial control.</p>

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Form, power, and ideology: Typomorphological insights into CIAM-Alger’s “Muslim housing” projects in colonial Algiers during the 1950s

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    2026年5月11日

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  • Nabila Stambouli-Benkhaled,
  • Youcef Chennaoui

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This article presents a critical reading of colonial modernism through a typomorphological analysis, examining how projects developed by the CIAM-Alger group sought to reconcile the universalist principles of modernism with local constraints. The study adopts a synchronic approach applied to two collective housing estates built in Algiers in the early 1950s. It focuses on four interrelated dimensions: urban components (site, street network, built framework, and open spaces); building layout (morphological relationships between buildings and these components); building-type characteristics; and the layout and distribution of rooms. The research combines archival sources with site visits and measured surveys; archival graphic materials were systematically redrawn to ensure consistency. This research demonstrates the potential of typomorphology as a critical method to interrogate colonial modernism. The comparative analysis reveals distinct strategies of urban composition that both reflect modernist ideals and adapt them to local conditions, exposing the enduring colonial logics of segregation and spatial control.