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Leila El-Wakil - Hassan Fathy: An Architectural Life - 9789774167898 - V9789774167898
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Hassan Fathy: An Architectural Life

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Description for Hassan Fathy: An Architectural Life Hardcover. A beautifully illustrated study of the life and times of the legendary Egyptian architect Editor(s): El-Wakil, Leila. Num Pages: 416 pages, 325 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 290. .
This fully illustrated volume represents the most comprehensive examination yet of the life and work of the great Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy (1900-89), and the regional and international significance of his contribution to the lived environment. Eleven Egyptian and international scholars reveal the man, his milieu, his goals and his passions, his concept of social living and his fight for a humane model for affordable housing in tune with the environment, the application of these concepts in his numerous plans and buildings, his relations with the establishment, the extent of his influence, and the lasting legacy of his completed projects. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774167898
SKU
V9789774167898
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Leila El-Wakil
Leila el-Wakil teaches the history of architecture and architectural conservation at the University of Geneva.

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