He has received the union of international architects gold medal, the egyptian governments national prize for arts and letters, and the aga kahn award for architecture. Architecture for the poor describes hassan fathys plan for building the village of new gourna, near luxor, egypt, without the use of more. Mar 28, 2016 the article tries to delve into the idea of why hassan fathy perhaps emerged as a solitary force in sustainable architecture for the poor in egypts new gourna and perhaps why the resulting force was concentrated on new gourna as an upcoming urban context and critically shunned alexandria as a neighboring father town. Since antiquity, man has reacted to his environment, using his faculties to develop techniques and technologies, whether to bake bread or make brick, in such internal psychological balance with nature that humanity historically lived attuned. Hassan fathy, an egyptian architect, has taught on the faculty of fine arts in cairo and served as head of its architectural section. The complete works of hassan fathy earth architecture. May 21, 20 hassan fathy died in 1989 but left behind a legacy of 160 buildingprojects ranging from small projects to largescale communitiescomplete with mosques and schools. Using mud bricks, the native technique that fathy learned in nubia, and such traditional egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and. 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. Production of a design and construction manual focusing on the proposed streetscape. Hassan fathy is egypts most wellknown architect since the famous imhotep, the worlds earliest known designer. The conservation of new gourna village according to hassan.
Pioneering project in sustainable human settlement. Hassan fathys design efforts for new gourna nandy a 1 and nandy uk2 1chief managing director of the iso approved firm b. The documentation on hassan fathys work in new gourna. Sensuous, stylish and creative qualities make the green architecture as. Dearest hassan fathy, we know you are not alive anymore, although we wish you were, so you could continue designing unrivalled architecture, but we would like to take the time to dedicate a tribute to you by collating some of your most spectacular works in this article. 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 goal was to use local materials and techniques to relocate old gourna, a community of amateur archeologists that had sprung up near the ancient sites, and. Environment and architecture hassan fathy equipo bonsai. 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. The countryside if you were given a million pounds, what would you do with them. 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. Fathys ideas and philosophy opened opportunities and became a source of inspiration for architects to recognize and appreciate their traditional architecture.
Through his designs and his writings, fathy influenced a younger generation of architects in egypt and worldwide. Hassan fathy, founder of the international aga khan architectural awards recognized organic approaches to architecture long before it became vogue to do so. Published for the united nations university by the university of chicago press chicago and london. Salma samar damluji is an architect who worked with fathy.
Safeguarding project of hassan fathys new gourna village. Hassan fathy is the middle easts father of sustainable architecture. Just like the great master of western architecture, frank lloyd wright, hassan fathys genius was initially appreciated mostly by an intellectual. 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. Fathy was recognized with the aga khan chairmans award for architecture in 1980. Architecture for the poor hasan f athy 1 prelude dream and reality paradise lost. An indispensable architect in the history of modern islamic architecture is the egyptian hassan fathy 1900 89. 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. The article tries to delve into the idea of why hassan fathy perhaps emerged as a solitary force in sustainable architecture for the poor in egypts new gourna and perhaps why the resulting force was concentrated on new gourna as an upcoming urban context and critically shunned alexandria as a neighboring father town.
H e forgets the environment into which he will implant his buildings because he is attracted by new and modern innovations and gadgetry. As a resident of southern california im concerned that this obvious need to regard the conductivity of materials as well as their application in architecture and landscape architecture is. New gourna was a housing project masterminded by hassan fathy with the objective of rehousing the seven thousand people of gourna, a village built on the site of the tomb of the nobles, part of the ancient cemetery of thebes now luxor, egypt. Jul 11, 2019 hassan fathy believed in the social responsibility of the architect and acted accordingly throughout his life. 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. Hassan fathy received international awards for his architecture for the poor. Hassan fathy is the middle easts father of sustainable. 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. Hassan fathy march 23, 1900 november 30, 1989, egyptian arabic. The hassan fathy international centre for sustainable architecture.
See more ideas about vernacular architecture, architecture and building design. 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. Culture and sustainability in hassan fathy architecture. 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. Collections architects archives hassan fathy archnet.
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. 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. 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. Two architects, hassan fathy from egypt and laurie baker from india sought the strong relation of man and nature in their works and provided a traditional solution for the sustainable development.
Hassan fathys vernacular architecture linkedin slideshare. Architecture poor hassan fathy pdf great architecture fan. Hassan fathy believed in the social responsibility of the architect and acted accordingly throughout his life. This thesis examines the career of the egyptian architect, hassan fathy. Hassan fathy is the default setting for social housing in architecture.
The egyptian architect hassan fathy was born to a wealthy family on the 23. Analysis of the prominent synthesis of culture and sustainability in. Vernacular architecture hassan fathy, an egyptian architect, has taught on the faculty of fine arts in cairo and served as head of its architectural section. A schematic diagram of a miilqiffwith wetted baffles and a wind escape. He designed and built superb villas of adobe and stone, but mainly hegrappled headon with housing the poor. He was far ahead of the thinking of the times and was widely known for his ideas. Hassan fathy biography childhood, life achievements.
To most near eastern architects, hassan fathy was the dominant figure in the architecture of egypt in. The architects ideas have been explained to represent sustainability. Jan 29, 2012 the house was a legacy of hassan fathy 19001989, a renowned egyptian architect dubbed the father of architecture for the poor. Her publications include the architecture of yemen 2007 and al diwan al amiri, doha 2011, and has curated a number of exhibitions in london, paris and madrid. Hassan fathy architecture global ecovillage network. 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.
Fathy also championed the inclusion and empowerment. 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. Sep 14, 2011 the temptation to create uptodate designs which assails a modern architect prevents him from achieving the chief aim of architecture. This book ships internationally with free shipping within the uk. Sensuous, stylish and creative qualities make the green architecture as sustainable for ecoaesthetic logic. The main objective of this paper is to investigate if the second version of new gourna is going to overcome the problems associated with fathys new gourna and deals successfully with the sustainable vernacular architecture of the region.
Sustainable architecture for the poor here and there. Hassan fathy is one of egypts most wellknown and revered architects. This vision is a manifestation of all fathy is known for. Hassan fathy 19001989 is arguably the most widely known and influential egyptian architect of the 20th century. Introduction hassan fathy was born in egypt in 1899. Unesco then initiated a safeguarding project of hassan fathys new gourna village to develop a conservation master plan for the community.
Hassan fathy devoted himself to housing the poor in developing nations and deserves study by anyone involved in rural improvement. However, when one looks at the photographs of his works, they do not look like modern architecture but traditional, moreover vernacular, buildings. An egyptian architect who devoted himself to housing the poor indeveloping nations. Hassan fathy had a true vision on sustainable architecture and merits unescos attention. Sustainable architecture, vernacular sustainability, hassan fathy, laurie baker, social sustainability, cultural sustainability. 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. Hassan fathy is the middle easts father of sustainable architecture posted on february 26, 2010 by tafline laylin in architecture with 65 comments hassan fathy, an egyptian architect saw the value of natural building long before it became a fad in the west. To attain this objective, the research methodology will rely on. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read the following biography. In 1985, hassan fathy donated an extensive collection of drawings and writings to the aga khan award for architecture.
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