The buildings in downtown Casablanca are, as the name might suggest, overwhelmingly white. And though they're rather gritty today, it was magical trying to imagine the gleaming white city on the edge of Africa it must have been in the 30s. I did come across some use of tile on facades, however, like this modernist building. None of the grand mosaic work here, but in a nod to local traditions this tall drink of water is clad in a raft of small, burgundy tiles. Photo 1 of 7 in Tiles of Casablanca by Aaron Britt

Tiles of Casablanca

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The buildings in downtown Casablanca are, as the name might suggest, overwhelmingly white. And though they're rather gritty today, it was magical trying to imagine the gleaming white city on the edge of Africa it must have been in the 30s. I did come across some use of tile on facades, however, like this modernist building. None of the grand mosaic work here, but in a nod to local traditions this tall drink of water is clad in a raft of small, burgundy tiles.