Hassan Fathy was an Egyptian architect born in 1900 who pioneered an approach to architecture based on interpreting forms and masses from the past. He drew inspiration from traditional Nubian architecture, using local materials like mud bricks, stone masonry, and thick adobe walls. One of his most famous projects was the New Gourna Village, built using vaults, domes, courtyards, mashrabiya screens, and malqaf wind catchers inspired by traditional Egyptian architectural styles.
Hassan Fathy was an Egyptian architect born in 1900 who pioneered an approach to architecture based on interpreting forms and masses from the past. He drew inspiration from traditional Nubian architecture, using local materials like mud bricks, stone masonry, and thick adobe walls. One of his most famous projects was the New Gourna Village, built using vaults, domes, courtyards, mashrabiya screens, and malqaf wind catchers inspired by traditional Egyptian architectural styles.
Hassan Fathy was an Egyptian architect born in 1900 who pioneered an approach to architecture based on interpreting forms and masses from the past. He drew inspiration from traditional Nubian architecture, using local materials like mud bricks, stone masonry, and thick adobe walls. One of his most famous projects was the New Gourna Village, built using vaults, domes, courtyards, mashrabiya screens, and malqaf wind catchers inspired by traditional Egyptian architectural styles.
Amritha M. Neha S. Kakoli B. P. Subhashini Sneha N. Supriya S. Introduction
Hassan Fathy was born in
Alexandria, Egypt in 1900. In 1926 he graduated in architecture at Cairo University. Hassan Fathy was one of the first architects to break with modern architecture and found a new approach based on conception of interpreting forms and masses from the past.
Hassan Fathy (1990-1989)
NUBIAN ARCHITECTURE Materials used
Traditional Stone Masonry
Mud brick &
Pressed earth Adobe Wall (mud bricks) Thick Walls Mulqaf (wind catcher) Screens Domes & Vaults Traditional Courtyards NEW GOURNA VILLAGE New Gourna Mosque Plan of New Gourna Mosque Vaults and Domes Details Details Contd. View of the Roof Courtyard Thick limestone walls Wooden Latticework (pergolas) Arched and Vaulted surfaces Arched surfaces (Sections) Mashrabiya (open screens) Mashrabiya (working) Malqaf (wind catcher) Spatial Arrangement Courtyards