Moroccan architecture for building standards which directly affected the architecture at that time, as follows: The building regulations maintained the country's preexisting architectural features and balanced the rapid urbanization. The Riad also known as Dar is the Moroccan traditional house, which normally has two or more storeys around a courtyard. Villas are larger stand-alone housing in the urbanized area which do not need to follow traditional architectural style. Arches, most often the horseshoe arch are used in almost every aspect of Moroccan housing whether it is doors, entrances, windows or niches. Domes are often integrated with altars or commemorative monuments as well
Alfred A. Schiller House for the final time on December 16, 2015, and was demolished in 2016. The lot has been cleared and landscaped, and now serves as an extended back yard for a neighboring property. Architecturally, the Schiller house was notable for its lack of windows. It faced east and was almost one hundred feet away from the sidewalk. The house formed a square doughnut shape due to a central exterior atrium. The outer walls were forty feet by forty feet and were built with Chicago common brick with California redwood trim. Most interior floors were terrazzo and interior walls featured African mahogany,