TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fathy,Hassan
TI  - Architecture for the poor: an experiment in rural Egypt 
SN  - 977424575X
AV  - HN790.Q7 F33 1989
U1  - 720.962 FAT 22
PY  - 1989///
CY  - Cairo
PB  - American University in Cairo Press
KW  - Community development
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Qurna
KW  - rural architecture
KW  - Mud Brick Construction
N1  - Originally published: Gourna. Cairo : Ministry of Culture, 1969
N2  - 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
ER  -