Meet the Author
Mounsif Ibnoussina
Mounsif Ibnoussina is a Moroccan professor and researcher affiliated with the Semlalia Faculty of Science of the Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech. A specialist in Mediterranean architectural heritage, his field of study focuses on construction materials, particularly rammed earth, clay mineralogy, and geotechnical risk assessment. Ibnoussina holds several PhDs and has headed research laboratories and held key positions within his institution, while publishing numerous academic articles. Founder of the Rencontres internationales sur le patrimoine architectural de la Méditerranée (RIPAM) and president of the RIPAM Network, he has organized several international symposia. Alongside his research, he has taught and mentored students in Morocco and abroad, organizing workshops on ecological materials and heritage conservation. He is involved in scientific collaborations with European institutions and has been the president of the Association Labina, dedicated to sustainable architecture, since 2017.