New gourna hassan fathy great buildings architecture. Hassan albanna has 65 books on goodreads with 20143 ratings. The village of new gourna, which was partially built between 1945 and 1948, is possibly the most well known of all of fathys projects because of the international popularity of his book, architecture for the poor, published nearly twenty years after the experience and concentrating primarily on the ultimately tragic history of this single. An indispensable architect in the history of modern islamic architecture is the egyptian hassan fathy 1900 89. 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.
Safeguarding project of hassan fathys new gourna village. Feb 15, 2010 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. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Before it was fashionable or even fathomable, he was championing earth architecture in the hopes of bringing decent housing to egypts. Fathy is also renowned for having revived the traditional nubian vault. His book construire avec le peuple, 1972 to build with the people, published in 1973 as architecture for the poor, title given by university of chicago press, triggered a world following. Leila elwakil, hassan fathy dans son temps openedition journals. He pioneered the use of sustainable materials and environmentally friendly design to build housing for low income families who were being relocated from their original village. That book is a major resource on traditional methods of natural cooling in the middle east. Fathys adulthood started in a revolutionary atmosphere, and his western education was balanced by the rise of nationalist and independentist voices such as.
Hassan fathys 117th birthday todays doodle celebrates hassan fathy, an egyptian architect known for pioneering new methods, respecting tradition, and valuing all walks of life. We have pounded our chests at the audacity of masdar citys zero footprint claim, and we have decried the potential consequences of unsustainable approaches to. Green prophet has railed against projects like dubai burj tower. Hassan fathy seminar on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the bibliotheca alexandrina alexandria, 25 october 2007 hassan fathy and the arts by nadia radwan, geneva university introduction first of all, i wish to thank the bibliotheca alexandrina for inviting me to participate in this seminar on hassan fathy. The complete works of hassan fathy by hassan fathy steele, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hassan fathy is egypts most wellknown architect since the famous imhotep, the worlds earliest known designer.
Hassan fathy biography childhood, life achievements. He designed and built superb villas of adobe and stone, but mainly hegrappled headon with housing the poor. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. World heritage centre safeguarding project of hassan fathy. 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. It was felt that the person best suited to prepare a monograph on this subject was professor hassan fathy. He pioneered the use of sustainable materials and environmentally friendly design to build housing for low income families who were being relocated from their original village at old gourna. The other myth perpetuated about hassan fathy is that his architecture represents the continuity of islamic architecture, an argument forming the spine of ahmad hamids 2010 book hassan fathy and continuity in islamic art and architecture. 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. He was far ahead of the thinking of the times and was widely known for his ideas. Hassan fathy 19001989 is arguably the most widely known and influential egyptian architect of the 20th century.
Architecture for the rich, there is a critical relook and rework of the principles and philosophies of hassan fathys work in new gourna and his deliberates vis a vis personal ideologies. Hassan fathys vernacular architecture linkedin slideshare. Before it was fashionable or even fathomable, he was championing earth architecture in the. Authortitle index to the great books lists assembled at this site this page tells you which authors and titles are included on which great books lists. Hassan fathy was born in 1900 in alexandria, egypt. Hassan fathy is one of egypts most wellknown and revered architects. Educated in cairo by a british educational system he practiced mostly in egypt, although. Green prophet has railed against projects like dubai burj tower we have pounded our chests at the audacity of masdar citys zero footprint claim, and we have decried the potential consequences of unsustainable approaches to building and planning. Islamic art under european influence and contemporary trends.
Aug 06, 2012 in 1946 hassan fathy, egypts green architect, built a model village near luxor called new gourna out of mud. He designed nearly 160 separate projects, from modest country retreats to fully planned communities with police, fire, and medical services, markets, schools, theatres, and places for worship and recreation. Using mud bricks, the native technique that fathy learned in nubia, and such traditional egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and. After new gourna was included on the 2010 world monuments watch, wmf joined forces with unesco to assess current conditions as part of the planning process. He is one of the few architects who gained his fame not through flashy and complicated structures but through simple, costeffective designs for the people. Educated in cairo by a british educational system he practiced mostly in egypt, although his work became more international by the end of his.
This article investigates an important, yet unexplored aspect of hassan fathys work, namely his 19571961 collaboration with the prolific international firm, doxiadis associates. Such a book was architecture for the poor, written in 1969 and originally published by the ministry of culture in cairo. Often referred to as the architect of the poor, hassan fathy used a particular. Journal of materials chemistry a 3 12, 63406350, 2015. Great was our surprise in aswan to see an endless number of modern buildings covered with these characteristic vaults. The countryside if you were given a million pounds, what would you do with them. Early in his career he began to study the preindustrial building systems of egypt to understand their aesthetic qualities, to learn what they had to teach about climate control and.
For inspiration i highly recommend fathy s book earth and utopia which you can buy here. Great was the surprise of ecosouth colleagues to see in aswan an endless number of modern buildings covered with these. Fathys adulthood started in a revolutionary atmosphere, and his western education was balanced by the rise of nationalist and independentist voices such as taha husayn and hamed said. One also can understand that richards felt that fathy. In his book modern architecture since 1900, william j. Just like the great master of western architecture, frank lloyd wright, hassan fathys genius was initially appreciated mostly by an intellectual. The egyptian architect, hassan fathy, has disseminated this knowledge throughout the world through his famous book architecture for the poor, that for many has been a great intellectual and technical inspiration. Hassan fathy egyptian architect 1900 1989 the master builder, hassan fathy 19001989 was one of the first architects to break with modern architecture and to found a new approach based on a conception of interpreting forms and masses from the past. Senegal, niger, mali, high volta to promote the use of the local materials.
The goal was to use local materials and techniques to relocate old gourna, a. Fathy discovered nubian vernacular architecture and the. Great book fathy is a genius, and the world needs to pay attention to his message and building methods. He was a notable architect, a man with a vision, a man who truly wanted to use his knowledge to help his community. His major contributions were to socalled vernacular architecture which, inspired by traditional nubian and islamic materials and styles, urged an approach to the built environment that was economically and ecologically sustainable and responded to contextual needs of the. Architecture for the poor describes hassan fathys 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. Hassan fathy died in 1989 but left behind a legacy of 160 buildingprojects ranging from small projects to largescale communitiescomplete with mosques and schools. Or hassan fathy, an architectural life links to amazon.
In fathys case, this resulted in a return to and the promotion of nubian. The egyptian architect hassan fathy has spread this knowledge throughout the world through his famous book architecture for the poor, a book that for many of us has been an intellectual and technical inspiration. The university of chicago press, 1973 traditions role p24. Fathy utilized ancient design methods and materials.
See more ideas about egypt, vernacular architecture and architecture. Architecture for the poor describes hassan fathys plan for building the. A quick historical background of egypts history helps us understand the cultural oppression against which fathy always stood. Mar 28, 2016 in this book, ahmad hamid positions hassan fathy in relation to a long tradition of islamic architecture as well as in relation to the advent of twentieth century modernism. Safeguarding project of hassan fathys new gourna village since summer 2011, the project has been temporary suspended new gourna village is located in luxor on the west bank of the nile river, within the world heritage property of ancient thebes in egypt. The book focuses on hassan fathy as a condenser of an older intelligence 45 and as an agent of reviving and creating anew an architectural practice that is. His authoritative book on gourna, published in a limited edition in 1969.
It contains an account of his family background, his childhood and education, the influences of the egyptian vernacular and islamic architecture which helped shape his identity and the influences of modem architectural movements on his early works. Hassan fathy egyptian architect 1900 1989 the master builder, hassan fathy 19001989 was one of the first architects to break with modern architecture and to found a new approach based on a conception. Dec 01, 20 hassan fathy was born in alexandria, egypt in 1900. Hassan fathy devoted himself to housing the poor in developing nations and deserves study by anyone involved in rural improvement. However, in actual fact, he was a modern architect, only three years. In this article originally published by the cairo observer as hassan fathy. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read the following biography.
His mission was to provide a decent housing for all egyptians and especially the poorest, the peasants who lived outside the cash economy. Not only is professor fathy a master architect and an expert in the area of traditional architecture, especially in the arab world, but he has been so for more than half a century. An experiment in rural egypt phoenix books paperback. Preliminary phase document april 2011 safeguarding project of hassan. The village of new gourna was designed and built in the 1940s by the egyptian architect hassan fathy. The village of new gourna, which was partially built between 1945 and 1948, is possibly the most well known of all of fathys projects because of the international popularity of his book, architecture for the poor, published nearly twenty years after the experience and concentrating primarily on the ultimately tragic history of this single village. Hassan fathy is the middle easts father of sustainable. Sometimes a book is so ahead of its time it can sink beneath the waves before its appreciated. Hassan fathy is egypts bestknown 20thcentury architect. He was an egyptian architect, artist and poet who had a lifelong commitment to architecture in the muslim world. An experiment in rural egypt phoenix books fathy, hassan on amazon. A question they were always asking us when we were young, one that would start our imagination roaming and set us daydreaming. Fathy worked to create an indigenous environment at a minimal cost, and in so doing to improve the economy and the standard of living in rural areas. Unesco then initiated a safeguarding project of hassan fathys new gourna village to develop a conservation master plan for the community.
Architecture for the poor hasan f athy 1 prelude dream and reality paradise lost. Fm hassan, mh seo, jy choi, ma hoque, du lee, z chen. However, when one looks at the photographs of his works, they do not look like modern architecture but traditional, moreover vernacular, buildings. I was once told that fathy was the first person to use the word sustainability in the context of architecture, in the 1930s. Hassan fathy, an egyptian architect saw the value of natural building long before it became a fad in the west.
The number of original mud brick houses in hassan fathys gourna is considerably reduced. Egypts visionary architect 9 it is somewhat ironic that hassan fathy, whose name is so closely associated with architecture for the poor, built much for wealthy patrons. Hassan fathy was a cosmopolitan trilingual professorengineerarchitect, amateur musician, dramatist, and inventor. Hassan fathy was born in alexandria in 1900, and died in cairo in 1989. Directly or indirectly, his work inspired many young. Hassan fathy, architecture for the poor chicago and london. Fathy was recognized with the aga khan chairmans award for architecture in 1980. The first book on the philosophy and work of egyptian architect hassan fathy. He designed and built superb villas of adobe and stone, but mainly hegrappled headon. Hassan fathys new gourna model village lies shambles.
If you are interested in dry climate architecture, working in developing countries, building with adobe and project management you need to read this book. If you want to learn about courtyards, the mashrabiya, the malqaf, and other features, fathys book is the place to begin. In 1946 hassan fathy, egypts green architect, built a model village near luxor called new gourna out of mud. Hassan fathy was born in alexandria, egypt in 1900. Hassan fathy was a noted egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for. Hassan fathy march 23, 1900 november 30, 1989, egyptian arabic.
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