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Published: 1st January 1973
ISBN: 9780226239163
Number Of Pages: 363
Architecture for the Poor describes in detail Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna from mud bricks, employing such traditional Egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and domed and vaulted roofing. Fathy worked closely with the people to tailor his designs to their needs; he taught them how to work with the mud bricks, supervised the erection of the buildings, and encouraged the revival of such ancient crafts as claustra (lattice designs in the mudwork) to adorn the buildings.
Although bureaucratic red tape and other problems prevented the completion of New Gourna, Fathy's ideas have recently begun to command widespread attention.
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Prelude: Dream And Reality Paradise Lost | |
| The Countryside Mud Brick | |
| Sole Hope for Rural Reconstruction Mud for Roofing, Bahtim | |
| Trial and Error Nubia | |
| Survival of an Ancient Technique of Vaulting The Nubian Masons at Work | |
| First Successes Ezbet el Basry | |
| Iblis in Ambush A Tomb Robbery Begets a Pilot Housing Project Birth of New Gourna: The Site | |
| Chorale: Man, Society, And Technology | |
| Architectural Character | |
| The Process of Decision Making | |
| Tradition's Role Saving Individuality in the Village | |
| Traditional Village Crafts Restored | |
| The Use of Mud Brick an Economic Necessity Reestablishment of the "Trinity" | |
| Owner, Architect, and Craftsman Vernacular Architecture of Old Gourna | |
| Change with Constancy Climate and Architecture Orientation of Houses | |
| Determined Partly by Sun, Partly by Wind The Malkaf, or Wind Catch Society and Architecture | |
| Kinship Structure and Local Custom Socioeconomic Considerations | |
| Rural Crafts in Gourna | |
| The Plan of New Gourna Public Service Buildings and Amenities | |
| The Peasant House Combating Bilharzia Gourna, A Pilot Project | |
| The Cooperative System In-Service Training Gourna Not an End in Itself A Stillborn Experiment, Mit-el-Nasara National Program for Rural Reconstruction | |
| Fugue: Architect, Peasant, And Bureaucrat | |
| First Season | |
| 1945-46 Second Season | |
| 1946-47 Third Season: 1947-48 | |
| Finale: Gourna Dormant | |
| An Architect in Search of a Patron Slander Continues Gourna Revisited Gourna in Nabaroh | |
| Cost Analysis of Labor and Rates of the Execution of Works Cost Analysis of Materials and Labor Used in Gourna Village Cost of Stone Sand Construction | |
| In-Service Training | |
| Organization of Work | |
| Foundations | |
| Brick Making Extract from Colonel Debes's Experiments Extract from Dr. Mustapha Yehya's Experiments | |
| Cost Analysis at the Moment when the Project Was Handed Over to the Ministry of Social Affairs | |
| Glossary Illustrations | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780226239163
ISBN-10: 0226239160
Series: Phoenix Books
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 363
Published: 1st January 1973
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 16.1
x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.44
Edition Number: 2
Edition Type: New edition
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