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200 10$aArchitecture for the Poor$b[electronic resource] $eAn Experiment in Rural Egypt
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2010
215   $a1 online resource (369 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-226-23915-2 
327   $aContents; 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; Illustrations
330   $aArchitecture 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 
606   $aCommunity development - Egypt - al-Qurna
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