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Architecture for the poor : an experiment in rural Egypt /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1976.
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| Edición: | Paperback edition |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages, [111] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| ISBN: | 9780226239149 0226239144 0226239160 9780226239163 1282537172 9781282537170 9786612537172 6612537175 |