26.5 x 24.0cms 208pp 113 b/w & 100 colour Illusts very good paperback & cover Hassan Fathy has a reputation for modern and humane architecture. He has revived and promoted ancient mud-brick building techniques in his native Egypt in Greece the developing world and in the West. This is the first critical view of his oeuvre.

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Title: An Architecture For People: The Complete Works Of Hassan Fathy
Publisher: Thames & Hudson 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0500279918
ISBN 13: 9780500279915
Binding: Soft cover

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This is an account of Hassan Fathy, one of the most influential Third World architects of the 20th century. The ideas he formulated before his death in 1989 have become key elements in the global architectural agenda, with his influence being particularly profound in the developing world. Fathy's buildings are found all over the world, from Egypt to India to New Mexico. The author was able to conduct extensive interviews with Fathy himself before he died, as well as with clients, family, disciples and friends. The author's research in Cairo and Greece (where Fathy worked from 1957-1962) uncovered many previously undocumented projects and he has drawn on the architect's personal notebooks and journals. Fathy's entire career is chronologically surveyed from his graduation in 1926 to the most productive period of his life - the two decades after his return to Egypt in 1962.

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