This first dedicated and cohesive book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89) compiles an exhaustive amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing tradition
Hassan Fathy: Earth & Utopia Salma Samar Damluji, Viola Bertini Laurence King Publishing , October 2018 Hardcover | 10-1/2 x 13-1/...
Hassan Fathy, born in 1900 in Alexandria, Egypt, was an Egyptian architect, artist and poet who had a lifelong commitment to architecture in the Muslim world. He was a cosmopolitan intellectual, with knowledge of Western and Eastern literature and philosophy, absorbing the influences of very different traditions. He used his knowledge of mathematics and music investing them in simple domestic constructions with the dignity of harmonic proportions.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
Hassan Fathy, born in 1900 in Alexandria, Egypt, was an Egyptian architect, artist and poet who had a lifelong commitment to architecture in the Muslim world. He was a cosmopolitan intellectual, with knowledge of Western and Eastern literature and philosophy, absorbing the influences of very different traditions. He used his knowledge of mathematics and music investing them in simple domestic constructions with the dignity of harmonic proportions.
From the energy and hustle of men sat at cafes on the outskirts of Cairo, to the iron-willed eyes of women walking the medinas of Fes and Tripoli – the keys to Hassan Fathy’s aesthetic world and the social inspiration behind his work are hidden within each of them.
This first dedicated and cohesive book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89) compiles an exhaustive amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing tradition
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
Hassan Fathy, born in 1900 in Alexandria, Egypt, was an Egyptian architect, artist and poet who had a lifelong commitment to architecture in the Muslim world. He was a cosmopolitan intellectual, with knowledge of Western and Eastern literature and philosophy, absorbing the influences of very different traditions. He used his knowledge of mathematics and music investing them in simple domestic constructions with the dignity of harmonic proportions.
“In architectural criticism, the concepts of past, present, and future are used capriciously, and the present is extended to mean the whole modern epoch. To avoid being arbitrary, we must establish some standards of reference that involve the concept of contemporaneity. The word “contemporary” is defined as meaning “existing, living, occurring at the same time […]
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
Hassan Fathy, born in 1900 in Alexandria, Egypt, was an Egyptian architect, artist and poet who had a lifelong commitment to architecture in the Muslim world. He was a cosmopolitan intellectual, with knowledge of Western and Eastern literature and philosophy, absorbing the influences of very different traditions. He used his knowledge of mathematics and music investing them in simple domestic constructions with the dignity of harmonic proportions.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
This first dedicated and cohesive book on Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89) compiles an exhaustive amount of diverse material on the modernist architect known for his work developing tradition
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
With the New Baris project, Hassan Fathy experimented a project combining natural passive cooling and vernacular architecture.
