Hassan Fathy - Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt online_store during that same night

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Hassan Fathy - Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt online_store during that same nightArchitecture 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