01637cam a22003015a 4500 27188 27160 12358903 20190224140551.0 000626s1989 ua a fr 000 0 eng d 99502746 977424575X 9789774245756 (DLC) 99502746 DLC eng DLC DLC EG-ScBUE f-ua--- 307.720962 FAT 22 Fathy, Hassan. Gourna : a tale of two villages. English Architecture for the poor : an experiment in rural Egypt / Hassan Fathy. Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 1989. xvi, 233 p., [104] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Originally published : Gourna. Cairo : Ministry of Culture, 1969. Includes glossary. 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. 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. He taught them how to work with the bricks, supervised the erection of the buildings, and encouraged the revival of such ancient crafts as claustra (lattice designs in the mudwork) to adorn the buildings Community development Egypt Qurna. BUEsh Egypt Qurna. BUEsh GGEN COMAME ENGARC February2019 ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 AUC MAIN MAIN 1ST 2019-02-24 Purchase 200.00 16583 3 15 307.720962 FAT 000044301 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2024-06-23 250.00 BB