Work

New Gourna

New Gourna is Hassan Fathy’s best-known village-planning project near Luxor, developed around earthen construction, climate-responsive form, and a critique of imported building systems.

masterplan

built

1946-1952

Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Village and housing settlement

Housing Settlement Village Masterplan Adobe Mud Brick Earth Village And Housing Settlement

Adobe Brick Earth

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Gallery

New Gourna gallery

New Gourna image

Seed wave 50 image for New Gourna.

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Wikipedia

Architects

Bureaus

Books

Architects

Architect

Hassan Fathy

1900-1989 · Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Role: architect

Primary

Bureaus

Bureau

Hassan Fathy

studio · Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Role: designer

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