02952nam 22006133u 450 991045964210332120210111131943.0(CKB)2670000000010893(EBL)485967(OCoLC)609599893(SSID)ssj0000433295(PQKBManifestationID)12210297(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000433295(PQKBWorkID)10390321(PQKB)10665961(MiAaPQ)EBC485967(EXLCZ)99267000000001089320140811d2010|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrArchitecture for the Poor[electronic resource] An Experiment in Rural EgyptChicago University of Chicago Press20101 online resource (369 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-23915-2 Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Prelude: Dream and Reality; 2 Chorale: Man, Society, and Technology; 3 Fugue: Architect, Peasant, and Bureaucrat; 4 Finale: Gourna Dormant; Appendix I: Cost Analysis of Labor and Rates of the Execution of Works ; Appendix II: In-Service Training; Appendix III: Organization of Work; Appendix IV: Foundations ; Appendix V: Brick Making; Appendix VI: Cost Analysis at the Moment when the Project Was Handed Over to the Ministry of Social Affairs; Glossary; IllustrationsArchitecture for the Poor describes Hassan Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna, near Luxor, Egypt, without the use of more modern and expensive materials such as steel and concrete. Using mud bricks, the native technique that Fathy learned in Nubia, and such traditional Egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and vaulted roofing, Fathy worked with the villagers to tailor his designs to their needs. He taught them how to work with the bricks, supervised the erection of the buildings, and encouraged the revival of such ancient crafts as claustra (lattice designs in Community development - Egypt - al-QurnaCommunity development -- Egypt -- QurnaCommunity developmentEgyptal-QurnaSociology & Social HistoryHILCCSocial ConditionsHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCElectronic books.Community development - Egypt - al-Qurna.Community development -- Egypt -- Qurna.Community developmentSociology & Social HistorySocial ConditionsSocial Sciences301.5409621309.2/63/09623720.962Fathy Hassan36501AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910459642103321Architecture for the poor323402UNINA