Architecture for the poor : an experiment in rural Egypt
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Architecture for the poor : an experiment in rural Egypt
University of Chicago Press, c1973
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Published in 1969 under title: Gourna : a tale of two villages, in a limited ed., by the Ministry of Culture, Cairo
Some copies of pbk. have different publication year's description: Paperback edition 1976
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This volume 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.
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