Architecture by Hassan Fathy

CRA Presentation by:

Amritha M.
Neha S.
Kakoli B.
P. Subhashini
Sneha N.
Supriya S.
Introduction

Hassan Fathy was born in

Alexandria, Egypt in 1900. In 1926
he graduated in architecture at
Cairo University. Hassan Fathy was
one of the first architects to break
with modern architecture and found
a new approach based on
conception of interpreting forms
and masses from the past.

Hassan Fathy (1990-1989)

NUBIAN ARCHITECTURE
Materials used

Traditional Stone
Masonry

Mud brick &

Pressed earth
Adobe Wall (mud bricks)
Thick Walls
Mulqaf (wind catcher)
Screens
Domes & Vaults
Traditional Courtyards
NEW GOURNA VILLAGE
New Gourna Mosque
Plan of New Gourna Mosque
Vaults and Domes
Details
Details Contd.
View of the Roof
Courtyard
Thick limestone walls
Wooden Latticework (pergolas)
Arched and Vaulted surfaces
Arched surfaces (Sections)
Mashrabiya (open screens)
Mashrabiya (working)
Malqaf (wind catcher)
Spatial Arrangement
Courtyards