Is there any difference between art and architecture? It is impossible to conceive of the history of art in exclusion from that of architecture.
Hassan Fathy was one of those pioneer Arab architects that touched on art 
Hassan Fathy (1900 – 1989, Arabic: حسن فتحي) was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to re-establish the use of mud brick (or adobe) and traditional as opposed to western building designs and lay-outs. Fathy was recognized with the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Chairman’s Award in 1980.
New Gourna Village 1946
Abd al-Razik Villa 1943
Harraniya Weaving Village 1946
Ismaïl Abdel-Razeq Villa 1941
Stopplaere House 1950 Hassan Fathy
New Gourna Village 1946
Fouad Riad House 1960
Hamed Saïd House 1942
High Institute for Popular Arts 1962
Menia Village 1980
Monastirli House 1950
New Gourna Village 1946
Northern Shore Development 1971
Talka Primary School 1928 (Detail)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Fathy
http://www.hassanfathy.webs.com/
This is relieving from the invasion of the awful and depressing architecture around us now days. We really need such a refreshing material.
Thanks for the smart and elegant way in which you’ve presented the work of this Master.
Thanks for this post. It’s a nice sampling of his work and some photographs of his buildings are especially striking.
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Hi Good post! but where did you find the Menia Village picture? it was costructed?