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hassn fathy ,gourna LUXOR -EGYPT the architect الاقصر -مصر

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This film from the design Mahmoud Ahmed Abdel-Radi No one assisted as stated محمود احمد عبد الراضى +20105715292Dr Hassan Fathy, born in Alexandria in 1900, became one of the outstanding architects of his generation in Africa, demonstrating that it is possible to build for the poor and teching people to build for themself. Fathy taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Cairo University and served as head of its Department of Architecture. In 1981 he established the International Institute for Appropriate Technology in Cairo to develop and apply his approach. With the publication in 1973 of Architecture for the Poor (University of Chicago Press), Fathy's work came to international attention. 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. He taught them how to work with the mud bricks, supervised the erection of buildings and encouraged the revival of ancient decorative techniques. Although New Gourma remained uncompleted, due to bureaucratic red tape and other problems, it has been said of Fathy that he produced 'not only answers but inspiration; hist thought, experience and spirit constitute a major international resource.' In 1980 he received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and in 1984 the Gold Medal of the Union of International Architects. Dr Fathy died in Cairo in 1989.

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  • this man was a revolution ....

  • FINE.

  • im in love with arab architecture

  • hello

    I'm very happy for your product

    architect for human = Hassan Fathy

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  • wow that amazing video :)

  • cool vid ... im doing a research on hassan fathy ... im in the faculty of fine arts at the department of decoration ...

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