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Architecture 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

architectuur --- architecture [discipline] --- Architecture --- Third World: economic development problems --- Gourna --- 72 --- Fathy, Hassan --- New Gourna --- Luxor --- Egypte --- 72.07 --- 72.031.2 --- Architectuur Egypte 20ste eeuw H. Fathy --- Fathy, Hassan 1899-1989 (°Alexandrië, Egypte) --- Architectuur voor de armen Egypte 20ste eeuw --- Architectuur Egypte traditionele woningbouw --- Architectuur oplossingen voor de derde wereld --- Leemarchitectuur 20ste eeuw Hassan Fathy --- Vernaculaire traditionele synthese met hedendaagse architectuur --- twintigste eeuw --- Fathy Hassan --- Islam --- sociale huisvesting --- vernaculaire architectuur --- regionale architectuur --- Architectuur --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Architectuurgeschiedenis primitieve architectuur --- Kurna --- Developpement communautaire --- Architectuur ; Egypte ; 20ste eeuw ; H. Fathy --- Architectuur ; voor de armen ; Egypte ; 20ste eeuw --- Architectuur ; Egypte ; traditionele woningbouw --- Architectuur ; oplossingen voor de derde wereld --- Leemarchitectuur ; 20ste eeuw ; Hassan Fathy --- Vernaculaire ; traditionele ; synthese met hedendaagse architectuur --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; primitieve architectuur --- Community development --- Regional development --- Economic assistance, Domestic --- Social planning --- Citizen participation --- Government policy --- Developing countries: economic development problems --- Community development - Egypt - al-Qurna. --- Community development -- Egypt -- Qurna. --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Conditions --- Social Sciences