Fatḥī, Ḥasan - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Fatḥī, Ḥasan - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Warner, Nicholas

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061612
Doc. NO	:	ALei2009
Main Entry	:	Warner, Nicholas
Title & Author	:	Fatḥī, Ḥasan - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Warner, Nicholas
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(471 words)
Abstract	:	Ḥasan Fatḥī (Hassan Fathy; 1900–89) remains the best-known Egyptian architect of the twentieth century, and the one with the widest international impact. This is largely due to his publication, in multiple editions and languages commencing in 1961, of the book Architecture for the poor . In this work, he espoused the values of traditional construction techniques that were not only imbued with an innate beauty deriving from craftsmanship but were also economically and environmentally sustainable. He was profoundly influenced by mudbrick vaulting methods he discovered at ancient sites as
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2009.pdf