This first dedicated and cohesive book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89) compiles an exhaustive amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing traditional Arab architecture alongside principles of modernism. The substantial volume combines previously unpublished drawings, personal anecdotes, interviews and photography unfolding Hassan Fathy's Design Efforts for New Gourna Nandy A 1 and Nandy UK 2 * 1 Chief Managing Director of the ISO Approved Firm B.U. Builders and Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Madhya Pradesh, India Were it not for the mosque, theater and the few remaining residents, Fathy's dream of idyllic peasant architecture was abandoned when he died 20 years ago. "There's been no money since Hassan Fathy died," Hussein Ahmed Youssef, or Abu Hagag, who lives in the village and holds the key to Fathy's former house. "Everything is dead from the government. PRACTICE AT NEW GOURNA. Born into an affluent family, Hassan Fathy studied Western architecture at university in Cairo. After graduation in 1926 he was shocked by the very poor state of village people, but he did not feel at all that it was suitable either economically or aesthetically to improve it with European modern architecture using iron and concrete. 2010 World Monuments Watch. Designed by a pioneer of sustainable architecture, Hassan Fathy, the village of New Gourna in Luxor, or ancient Thebes, was commissioned by the Egyptian Department of Antiquities in 1945. Email this Article Hassan Fathy hassan fathy Download hassan fathy or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to get hassan fathy book now. This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Hassan Fathy is one of Egypt's most well-known and revered architects. He was far ahead of the thinking of the times and was widely known for his ideas. He is one of the few architects who gained his fame not through flashy and complicated structures but through simple, cost-effective designs for the people. Hasan fathyconstruction 2. By HASSAN FATHY Egyptian Architect (1900 - 1989) 3. Designed 160 separate projects from modest country retreats to fully planned communities, markets, schools, theatres, places for worship and for recreation. Hassan Fathy is best known for devising and promoting in arid areas the social organization of public housing built cooperatively by the owner-dwellers, with the guidance of the architect and under the supervision of craftspeople, using local -- preferably free -- materials such as earth, reed, straw or stone. This book, which has since become a classic, describes in detail Fathy's experience in planning and building the village of New Gourma, using mud bricks and employing traditional Egyptian architectural features, such as enclosed courtyards and domed and vaulted roofing. Fathy worked closely with the people to tailor his designs to their needs. The article reconsiders the mud-brick architecture of Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-1989), looking particularly at his two major (but, for different reasons, incomplete) projects for settlements at New Gourna (1945-1949), across the Nile from Luxor, and at New Baris (1965-1967), in the Kharga Oasis (or New Valley). The article reconsiders the mud-brick architecture of Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-1989), looking particularly at his two major (but, for different reasons, incompl