THE INFLUENCE OF DIVERSE HISTORY IN ALGERIA ON THE MODERN ARCHITECTURE TYPOLOGIES IN ALGERIA AND ALGIERS CITY
The paper examines the unique Algerian modern architecture which inherits traits of the wide architectural and planning traditions of Romans, Berbers, Arabs, Turks, Frenchs - the nations that existed in Algeria at different times. Algeria and Algiers city are the places of born of many special architectural typologies through time for sample: “French” residential quarters combined with Muslim (or Arabic) patio, passages; public architecture inspired by a Roman arch, modern Mosques, other. Modern architecture has seen good results in the last 30 years as we saw in the examples of different projects in Algeria. The most dominant architectural styles are the Moorish style and Islamic architecture. In the interior design we have the Berber architecture and the Arabic Andalusian styles as we saw in Casbah and in the modern Akham house. Nowadays Algiers city has a strategy to create more modern attractive public buildings in the future.