- Editorial:
- UNIV.OF CHICAGO
- Any d'edició:
- 1976
- Matèria:
- Assaig
- ISBN:
- 978-0-226-23916-3
- EAN:
- 9780226239163
- Pàgines:
- 366
- Idioma:
- ANGLES
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE POOR
AN EXPERIMENT IN RURAL EGYPT
Esta obra singular describe el plano de Hassan Fathy, arquitecto que construyó el pueblo de New Gourna, cerca de Luxor: usó ladrillos de barro mediante la técnica autóctona que aprendió en Nubia y recuperó los diseños arquitectónicos y los materiales tradicionales.
This volume 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.
