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

Hassan Fathy is Egypt's best-known 20th-century architect. He was also a man of contradictions. He came from a wealthy background and had a western-style traini

Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy's reputation for a modern & humane architecture has grown to cult status. Architects worldwide are recognizing that his revival

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