Architecture for the Poor
Architecture for the Poor

Author: Hassan Fathy

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-02-15

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0226239144

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Architecture for the Poor describes Hassan Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna, near Luxor, Egypt, without the use of more modern and expensive materials such as steel and concrete. Using mud bricks, the native technique that Fathy learned in Nubia, and such traditional Egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and vaulted roofing, Fathy worked with the villagers to tailor his designs to their needs. He taught them how to work with the bricks, supervised the erection of the buildings, and encouraged the revival of such ancient crafts as claustra (lattice designs in the mudwork) to adorn the buildings.

Hassan Fathy
Hassan Fathy

Author: Salma Samar Damluji

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2018-10-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781786272614

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Hassan Fathy is Egypt's best-known 20th-century architect. He was also a man of contradictions. He came from a wealthy background and had a western-style training. Yet he embraced traditional, vernacular forms, techniques, and materials and throughout his career promoted their use as part of a campaign to improve the conditions of Egypt's rural poor. Earth & Utopia chronicles this lifelong commitment through personal interviews conducted by the author, photographs, and drawings from the Hassan Fathy archives, and Fathy's own writings on the subject, many of which are published for the first time. This beautiful, fascinating, and scholarly book will be essential reading for students, academics, and general readers interested in Fathy, and the development of Arab and vernacular architecture, earth construction, architecture for the poor, and sustainability.

An Architecture for People
An Architecture for People

Author: James Steele

Publisher:

Published: 1997-06-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780756757960

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Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy's reputation for a modern & humane architecture has grown to cult status. Architects worldwide are recognizing that his revival of ancient mud-brick building techniques has begun to revolutionize modern thinking, not just in Egypt & in the 3rd World, but throughout the developed world -- where sustainability, energy conserv'n. & the responsible use of natural resources have all become vital concerns. Fathy's buildings are found all over the world. Steele's research in Cairo & in Greece uncovered many previously undocumented projects. New material -- photos, plans & Fathy's gouaches -- is included, along with a comprehensive illustrated chronology of his work.

حسن فتحي
حسن فتحي

Author: Leïla El-Wakil

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 9789774167898

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This fully illustrated volume represents the most comprehensive examination yet of the life and work of the great Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89), and the regional and international significance of his contribution to the lived environment. Generously illustrated with archival and color photographs and the architect's own distinctive and beautifully decorated gouache plans and elevations, many never previously published.

Hassan Fathy (Paper)
Hassan Fathy (Paper)

Author: James Steele

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 1991-01-15

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 9780856709180

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Shows a variety of projects by the Egyptian architect, explains how he uses traditional Middle-Eastern motifs, and discusses how his designs meet the needs of rural Egypt

Archi-Têtes
Archi-Têtes

Author: Louis Hellman

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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Louis Hellman's unique method of describing the work of an architect by drawing their head in the style of their building is known the world over. The drawings have been an enormous success, and have been converted into postcards, posters, and calendars, yet this is the first time they will be displayed in a book.

Los Angeles Architecture
Los Angeles Architecture

Author: James Steele

Publisher: Phaidon

Published: 1998-01-22

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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A penetrating study of the city's fascinating and seductive architectural scene.