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    Hassan Fathy was an Egyptian architect known for promoting the use of traditional architecture and construction techniques. Some key points about him: - He believed architecture should value human needs and draw from local traditions rather than using limited modern approaches. - Fathy promoted the use of mud bricks, thick walls, and other vernacular elements in designs like the New Gourna Village to provide affordable housing. - As an architect influenced by ancient Egyptian styles, he sought to revive cultural heritage and pride through community-oriented building practices.

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    Hassan Fathy was an Egyptian architect known for promoting the use of traditional architecture and construction techniques. Some key points about him: - He believed architecture should value human needs and draw from local traditions rather than using limited modern approaches. - Fathy promoted the use of mud bricks, thick walls, and other vernacular elements in designs like the New Gourna Village to provide affordable housing. - As an architect influenced by ancient Egyptian styles, he sought to revive cultural heritage and pride through community-oriented building practices.

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    Hassan Fathy was an Egyptian architect known for promoting the use of traditional architecture and construction techniques. Some key points about him: - He believed architecture should value human needs and draw from local traditions rather than using limited modern approaches. - Fathy promoted the use of mud bricks, thick walls, and other vernacular elements in designs like the New Gourna Village to provide affordable housing. - As an architect influenced by ancient Egyptian styles, he sought to revive cultural heritage and pride through community-oriented building practices.

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    Hassan Fathya

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    Hassan Fathy was an Egyptian architect known for promoting the use of traditional architecture and construction techniques. Some key points about him: - He believed architecture should value human needs and draw from local traditions rather than using limited modern approaches. - Fathy promoted the use of mud bricks, thick walls, and other vernacular elements in designs like the New Gourna Village to provide affordable housing. - As an architect influenced by ancient Egyptian styles, he sought to revive cultural heritage and pride through community-oriented building practices.

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    •BY

    HASSAN •GOWTHAM.S
    •KIRAN VERMA

    FATHY •DHANUSH
    •MAHITHA
    •MALVIKA
    ABOUT HASSAN
    FATHY

    Name: Hassan Fathy


    Born: 23 March 1900,
    Alexandria, Egypt.
    Died: 30 November 1989,
    Cairo, Egypt.
    Nationality: Egyptian.
    Education: Cairo
    University.
    Awards: UIA Gold Medal.
    SIX MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF FATHY
    • The belief in the primacy of human values in architecture

    • The importance of a universal rather than a limited approach

    • The use of appropriate technology

    • The need for socially oriented, cooperative construction techniques

    • The essential role of tradition

    • The re-establishment of cultural pride through the art of building


    Design Elements
    • Mud brick (Adobe) walls
    • Thick walls
    • Wind-catcher and Qanat
    • Decorative screens
    • Building orientation and
    placement of windows
    • Domes and Vaulted roof
    ROLE AS AN
    ARCHITECT
    • As an architect, he was influenced the
    most by the monumental architecture in
    the Pharaonic period also, strongly
    influenced intellectually by the concept of
    the vernacular arch of the Nubians.
    • Hassan Fathy’s main purpose was
    housing the poor in developing nations by
    applying the concept he was strongly
    influenced by which is the vernacular
    architecture of the Nubians which opened
    up his mind to discover the true essence of
    the heritage and being inspired by the
    ancestor’s work
    FAMOUS BUILDINGS
    OF HASSAN FATHYA
    • New Gourna Village by Hassan Fathy. ...
    • Hamdi Seif al-Nasr House in Fayum,
    Egypt. ...
    • New Baris Village in Kharga, Egypt by
    Hassan Fathy. ...
    • Andreoli Residence in Cairo, Egypt. ...
    • Shahira Mehrez Apartment in Cairo,
    Egypt. ...
    • Ceramics Factory in Qina, Egypt by
    Hassan Fathy. ...
    • Khalil al-Talhuni House in Shuna
    Janubiyya, Jordan
    ABD AL-RAHMAN
    NASSIF HOUSE
    • Location: Saudi Arabia
    • Date: 1973
    • Building type: residential
    • The house was built with stone block recovered
    from the demolition of the traditional tower
    houses in the old city, which the client
    unsuccessfully tried to save.
    • The importance of the Nassif house comes
    mainly from its early idealistic and innovative
    attempt to revive Jeddah’s lost heritage at the
    time when it was invaded by the modern office
    blocks and shopping malls which necessitated
    the demolition of many of its historic
    buildings22.
    ELEVATION AND SECTION
    • The house consists of two storey with a double-
    height reception hall, ten different rooms, service
    areas, internal courtyard with fountain and open
    courtyard with garden pavilion on the first floor.
    • The house featured Arabic Islamic elements
    including domes, mashrabiyyahs (wooden lattice
    work), thick walls, enclosed patios and fountains
    of marble .
    • Nassif house evoked the value of tradition at a
    time when the influence of the International Style
    was widespread because of the oil boom of that
    period.
    • It also drew the attention of the people to their
    architectural heritage and stimulated the
    realization that Jeddah was the only remaining
    example of Red Sea architecture in Saudi Arabia.
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