Moroccan riad been bought by foreigners. This foreign interest has brought new challenges but the investment has helped with the restoration of the UNESCO site and has helped revive many of the handcrafts and artisan trades that were gradually being lost before this trend. Many of the restored riads in the districts of Mouassine and Lakssour offer the finest examples of restoration as historically these areas contained many of the grand palaces from Marrakech's Saadian period. Moroccan riad A riad () is a type of traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard. The word riad originates from the
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,