LEADER 03735nam 2200673 450 001 9910815656003321 005 20230120072631.0 010 $a1-61797-014-X 010 $a1-61797-372-6 010 $a1-61797-483-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000575871 035 $a(EBL)1649014 035 $a(OCoLC)880826239 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000628329 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12229101 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000628329 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10711289 035 $a(PQKB)11315228 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035568 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1635630 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10983533 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL661034 035 $a(OCoLC)778616770 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1649014 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1635630 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1649014 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6242563 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000575871 100 $a20211102d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHassan Fathy and continuity in Islamic architecture $ethe birth of a new modern /$fAhmad Hamid 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aCairo, New York :$cAmerican University in Cairo Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (397 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a977-416-341-9 311 $a1-322-29752-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aLimited 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 327 $aEphemeral Forms and Permanent PracticesNotes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aHassan 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 606 $aIslamic architecture 606 $aArchitecture$zEgypt$vDesigns and plans 615 0$aIslamic architecture. 615 0$aArchitecture 676 $a720.924 700 $aHamid$b Ahmed$01687006 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815656003321 996 $aHassan Fathy and continuity in Islamic architecture$94060145 997 $aUNINA