Hassan Fathy and continuity in Islamic architecture : the birth of a new modern / / Ahmad Hamid

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463818703321
• Autore: Hamid Ahmed
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cairo, New York : , : American University in Cairo Press, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-61797-014-X; 1-61797-372-6; 1-61797-483-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 720.924
• Soggetti: Islamic architecture; Architecture - Egypt; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustration; Foreword; Acknowledgment; Introduction; 1. The Hibernation of a Tradition; Fabricating the Opposition between the Traditional and the Modern; The Divorce between the Traditional and the Modern; 2. The Institutionalization of Islamic Art and Architecture by the Aga Khan Foundation; Nineteenth-to Twentieth-Century Western Attitudes to Muslim Culture; Positive and Negative Influences of the Award on the Practice and Theory of Islamic Art and Architecture; Limited Understanding of Modernity, Westernization, and TechnologyAbsence of a Coherent Modern Muslim Worldview; Distorted Teaching of Architecture of the Muslim World; Effects on Contemporary Scholarly Thinking; 3. Hassan Fathy: A Condenser of an Older Intelligence; Discernment and the Process of Decision Making; The Synthesis of the Delightful with the Functional; The Social Contract and the Muslim Architect; Modernity Neither Western nor Eastern; Critical Regionalism: The Birth of a New 'Modern'; 4. Toward a New Islamic Art and Architecture; Approaches to Continuity Today; Ephemeral Forms and Permanent PracticesNotes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the ; potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islamic art with his modern visions for living. Guided by Fathy's principles, Ahmad Hamid, an architect who collaborated with Hassan Fathy in the Institute for Appropriate Technology, identifies questions about the nature of Islamic art and its building culture, as well as the origins of modern architecture. This richly illustrated book provides new insights into Hassan Fathy's profuse, pathbreaking desi