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Architecture for the Poor : An Experiment in Rural Egypt
Architecture for the Poor An Experiment in Rural Egypt
Author: Hassan Fathy
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226239163
ISBN-10: 0226239160
Publication Date: 12/15/2000
Pages: 366
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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