New Gourna Village

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Creator(s)

architect: Hassan Fathy (Egyptian, 1899-1989)

Time period

creation date: 1945-1948

Location

Site: New Gourna (Egypt)

Cultural context

Islamic

Egyptian (modern)

Description

floor plan, south elevation, section and ground and first floor plans; names at bottom are "Fatma & Ismail Hassan Omran" and "Mahmoud Hassan Said Abdul Rahman"

Work type

Village

Medium

brick

mud

Keywords

Planned communities

Poverty

Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Organization)

Islamic cities and towns

Architecture, Islamic --Egypt

Housing developments

Egypt --Rural conditions

Domes

Stairs

Elevations (drawings)

Sections

Floor plans

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/73780