Hassan Fathy - Wikipedia
Hassan Fathy (Egyptian Arabic: حسن فتحي; March 23, 1900 – November 30, 1989) was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to reestablish the use of adobe and traditional mud construction as opposed to western building designs, material configurations, and lay-outs.
Hassan Fathy: 15 Best Projects Everyone Should Know
In this article, we take you through a selection of 15 of the most significant projects of Hassan Fathy, Egypt’s best-known architect since Imhotep, and winner of both the Aga Khan Chairman’s Award for Architecture and the Alternative Noble Prize in …
Hassan Fathy (1900–1989) - The Architectural Review
Feb 14, 2020 · Often referred to as the ‘Architect of the Poor’, Hassan Fathy used a particular interpretation of tradition to propose an alternative modernity.
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More than any other 20th-century architect, Hassan Fathy raised the status of earth building among architects worldwide. Building in earth—adobe or pisé—has a long and honorable history, and in those parts of the world where stone and timber are scarce and expensive, earth has remained the most economical and widely used building material.
The Egyptian ‘Architect of the Poor’: Hassan Fathy And Why …
Sep 25, 2021 · These words, written in a study dedicated to Hassan Fathy’s legacy, paint a mysterious picture of the life and work of the controversial, yet highly celebrated, Egyptian architect. But who was he, and what makes him stand out until today as one of the most unique, timeless, and internationally recognized Egyptian architects of all time?
Hassan Fathy: Egypt’s architect of the poor - RTF - Rethinking …
A trilingual, cosmopolite, professor-architect-engineer, amateur musician, and dramatist who realized his utopia by becoming the architect of the poor. His Ideology and Work | Hassan Fathy. In the late 1930s, he constructed his first adobe buildings.
Hassan Fathy: Earth & Utopia - ArchDaily
Jul 24, 2018 · 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.
Hassan Fathy: Egypt’s architect of the poor - Al Jazeera
Mar 23, 2017 · Hassan Fathy’s is a name that is instantly recognisable among Arab architects and conjures up idyllic images of hand-smoothed walls and domes covered in adobe, nestled in a verdant...
Hassan Fathy - Right Livelihood
Hassan Fathy (1900-1989) from Egypt was one of the most outstanding architects of his generation in Africa. He demonstrated that it is possible to build for the poor and teach people to build for themselves.
Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt, Fathy
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.