This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, including design siting, orientation, climate consideration, materials sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth. This book will be essential reading for students, academics and general readers interested in fathy, and the development of arab and vernacular architecture. The temptation to create uptodate designs which assails a modern architect prevents him from achieving the chief aim of architecture. The barefoot architect by hwaa irfan 03082004 hassan fathy with increasingly hot summers occurring around the world and concrete buildings not proving their endurance in unstable conditions, i am reminded of a time when 50c 122f was an experience far less threatening, when fewer straight lines, corners and squares defined the nature of the buildings we lived and worked in. In his book an architect for the people, american architect james steele wrote of fathy, rather than believing that people could be behaviorally conditioned by architectural space, fathy felt that human beings, nature, and architecture should reflect the personal habits and traditions of a community rather than reforming or eradicating them. Aug 06, 2012 for inspiration i highly recommend fathys book earth and utopia which you can buy here. Hassan fathys architecture in ouagadougou, westafrica. The countryside if you were given a million pounds, what would you do with them. The first book on egyptian modernist hassan fathy wallpaper. His main focus is on the village of gourna, and building a sustainable village for the gournis, where they will have schools for their children, a vibrant apprenticeship program for enabling employment, and access to clean. In this respect, he resembles the attending physician, who, though using the expertise of the physiologist, radiologist, or bacteriologist, is the only person who can actually undertake the treatment of a case. He came from a wealthy background and had a westernstyle training.
Hassan fathy devoted himself to housing the poor in developing nations and deserves study by anyone involved in rural improvement. Mar 28, 2016 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. Junior architecture designertechnical office engineer. Before it was fashionable or even fathomable, he was championing earth architecture in the hopes of bringing decent housing to egypts. Hassan fathy reinspired the living art of adobe architecture, giving it a mission for the 20th and 21st centuries. Several websites offer a look at the egyptian architect hassan fathy. The new gourna village was an experiment project built between 1946 and 1952, it was meant to relocate a community living on top of ancient egyptian pharaonic tombs to reduce damages to ancient treasures. His impact can still be felt from egypt to greece and even new mexico, where in 1981 he designed the dar arsalam community. The barefoot architect paperback october 28, 2007 by johan van lengen author, illustrator visit amazons johan van lengen page. 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.
A question they were always asking us when we were young, one that would start our imagination roaming and set us daydreaming. Sustainable architecture for the poor here and there. Published for the united nations university by the university of chicago press chicago and london. Using mud bricks, the native technique that fathy learned in nubia, and such traditional egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and. Architect interior designer architecture visualizer. See more ideas about architecture, vernacular architecture and egypt. In 1946 hassan fathy, egypts green architect, built a model village near luxor called new gourna out of mud. Architecture for the poor describes hassan fathy s plan for building the village of new gourna, near luxor, egypt. The first book on the philosophy and work of egyptian architect hassan fathy.
Educated in cairo by a british educational system he practiced mostly in egypt, although. Great bookfathy is a genius, and the world needs to pay attention to his message and building methods. In his book architecture for the poor, fathy sets out his philosophy and techniques. The village was designed and built between 1946 and 1952 by the famous egyptian architect hassan fathy 19001989.
Hassan fathy, an egyptian architect who championed the use of indigenous construction techniques to build housing for the worlds poor, died thursday in cairo, the associated press reported. Oct 03, 2010 in the 1940s egyptian architect hassan fathy attempted to start an architectural revolution. An experiment in rural egypt phoenix books kindle edition. Hassan fathy was a cosmopolitan trilingual professorengineer architect, amateur musician, dramatist, and inventor. An indispensable architect in the history of modern islamic architecture is the egyptian hassan fathy 1900 89. Architecture for the poor describes hassan fathys plan for building the. Egyptian architect hassan fathy died in 1989 but left behind a legacy of 160 building projects ranging from small projects to largescale communities complete with mosques and schools. Junior architect designertechnical office engineerarchitecture visualizer. Hassan fathy was an egyptian architect, artist, and poet who had a tremendous impact on generations of architects and planners. Hassan fathy is egypts most wellknown architect since the famous imhotep, the worlds earliest known designer. Hassan fathy was a great architect who identified the tradition and showed why it works. This collection on archnet of over 1,200 images and drawings, each associated with a corresponding site record, represents the first time that the work of this important and groundbreaking architect is made available to a wide. Or hassan fathy, an architectural life links to amazon. See more ideas about vernacular architecture, architecture and building design.
Hassan fathy march 23, 1900 november 30, 1989, egyptian arabic. This thesis examines the career of the egyptian architect, hassan fathy 1900 1989. In his book architecture for the poor, published in 1969. Educated in cairo by a british educational system he practiced mostly in egypt, although his work became more international by the end of his. The substantial volume combines previously unpublished drawings, personal letters, interviews and photography unfolding the story of his philosophy and work. Aug 28, 2004 several websites offer a look at the egyptian architect hassan fathy. Islamic center village, abiquiu, new mexico by hassan fathy islamic center. He designed houses to meet the needs of the families living in them.
To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read the following biography. Just like the great master of western architecture, frank lloyd wright, hassan fathys genius was initially appreciated mostly by an intellectual. Hassan fathy died in his home in cairo on november 30 th 1989. 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. 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.
Hassan fathy skip to main search results amazon prime. 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. In 1985, hassan fathy donated an extensive collection of drawings and writings to the aga khan award for architecture. The silent dialogue between tradition and modernity. Remembering hassan fathy egypts green architect of the. This first dedicated and cohesive book on egyptian architect hassan fathy 190089 compiles an rich amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing traditional arab architecture alongside principles of modernism. He is hardly known outside of egypt and was unpopular in his native country throughout his life. 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.
Dec 01, 20 hassan fathy was born in alexandria, egypt in 1900. Hassan fathy, the egyptian architect and poet, environmentalist and planner, died at his house in cairo on november 30th, 1989. Architecture for the poor occasionally architectural. Feb 15, 2010 hassan fathy, an egyptian architect, has taught on the faculty of fine arts in cairo and served as head of its architectural section. Palm beach architect the american architect an architects guide to construction. Architecture for the poor hasan f athy 1 prelude dream and reality paradise lost. An exclusive volume presents ideas championed by one of the mos. Fathy was recognized with the aga khan chairmans award for architecture in 1980.
Fathy, who was born in alexandria in 1900 and died in 1989, was egypts most important architect of the 20th century. 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. Soon after dedicating himself to rural or peasant architecture and starting work with the nubian vault roofing and mud brick building techniques, fathy took on the enormous and notso envious task of relocating the inhabitants of the village gourna, near luxor in. An egyptian architect who devoted himself to housing the poor indeveloping nations. In his book architecture for the poor, fathy sets out his philosophy and techniques in the context of his. Dec 15, 2000 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. However, when one looks at the photographs of his works, they do not look like modern architecture but traditional, moreover vernacular, buildings. This first dedicated and cohesive book on egyptian architect hassan fathy 190089 compiles an exhaustive amount of diverse material on the. Hassan fathy, an egyptian architect, has taught on the faculty of fine arts in cairo and served as head of its architectural section. A tale of two villages, limited edition issued by the ministry of culture of egypt, cairo january 1, 1969. Sep 14, 2011 the architect is responsible for interpreting these facts and applying them to his designs. Hassan fathys vernacular architecture linkedin slideshare. Collections architects archives hassan fathy hassan.
The goal was to use local materials and techniques to relocate old gourna, a. A vital and useful book for any interested student of the best practices for aspects of the diy community building in impoverished areas of the world. 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. Hassan fathy 19001989 is arguably the most widely known and influential egyptian architect of the 20th century. Designed 160 separate projects from modest country retreats to fully planned communities, markets, schools, theatres, places for worship and for recreation. Hassan fathy was one of those pioneer arab architects that touched on art hassan fathy 1900 1989, arabic. Completely practical and honest, and vitally uptodate for building anywhere but the hideously codeinfested wealthy western world. 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.
The book covers the cultural aspects of building and living and the engineering principles employed. About this title may belong to another edition of this title. 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 fathy biography childhood, life achievements. Hassan fathy is the middle easts father of sustainable. In this article originally published by the cairo observer as hassan fathy.
Fathy utilized ancient design methods and materials. Hassan fathy 19001989 was an egyptian architect and engineer who has been credited with bringing the vernacular architecture of egypt to a wider audience, and for putting neglected traditional building systems to work for the poor. 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. World heritage centre safeguarding project of hassan fathy. Inspired by pharaonic and traditional nubian architecture, fathy was engineerarchitect, musician, dramatist, teacher, professor, and inventor. Fathy courageously takes on all of these issues, realizing that he must not simply view himself as an architect of homes. 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. 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. However, in actual fact, he was a modern architect, only three years. Press published his book architecture for the poor.
Collections architects archives hassan fathy archnet. Hassan fathy is egypts bestknown 20thcentury architect. Hasan fathy, the most eminent egyptian architect of the 20th century, was always. Hassan fathys new gourna model village lies shambles. Hassan fathy 19001989 was an egyptian architect and engineer who has been credited. The house was a legacy of hassan fathy 19001989, a renowned egyptian architect dubbed the father of architecture for the poor. He has received numerous awards including the 1970 french literary prize for this book, which originally appeared in a french edition. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. It was created to shelter the community of old gourna gournii who had lived above the tombs in the ancient cemetery of thebes and whose relocation was considered as a solution to reduce the damages to the pharaonic tombs. Introduction hassan fathy was born in egypt in 1899.
This thesis examines the career of the architect hassan fathy as a case study for the. He established a privatepractice in cairo where he also worked as professor of fine arts andhead of the architectural school, at the university of cairo. Hassan fathy was born in alexandria, egypt in 1900. If you are interested in dry climate architecture, working in developing countries, building with adobe and project management you need to read this book. Fathy had originally published the book in 1969 in egypt as gourna. Environment and architecture hassan fathy equipo bonsai.
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