But the one that is arguably the most relevant today, on this climate-challenged planet of ours, is Egyptian visionary Hassan Fathy, an early pioneer in sustainable design. Often credited with ...

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 countryside ...

However, Fathy was persistent and tried to attract the villagers through many ways. The Oldest House in New Gourna “I was born in Gourna mountain. My father worked with Hassan Fathy in 1946 and ...

This first dedicated and cohesive book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89) compiles an rich amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing traditional ...

A UNESCO-sponsored project, however, is set to succeed in preserving pioneering architect Hassan Fathy’s well-known experiment at constructing an ideal village, a plan that perfectly embodies ...

Description via Amazon. 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.

History will long remember Hassan Fathy for his courageous yet unsuccessful attempt to use architecture as a tool that could challenge Western hegemony and transform the lives of Egyptians. Fathy was ...

An exhibition of the work of renowned Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy is currently on display at the Gezira Art Center in Zamalek. Fathy, who died at the age of 89 in 1989, is considered by many to be ...

The Village was designed and built between 1946 and 1952 by the famous Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-1989). It was created to shelter the community of Old Gourna (Gournii) who had lived above ...

This first dedicated and cohesive book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89) compiles an rich amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing traditional ...