Hassan Fathy inspired architects around the world to build for local populations using local materials and modern architectural practices and techniques. He was a pioneer of sustainable architecture. One of the best encapsulations of this design philosophy is the village of New Gourna. New Gourna was commissioned by the government of Egypt as a relocation of New Gourna near Luxor and it was meant to be a prototype for a solution to the rural housing problem in Egypt. Fathy’s idealism and humanity lead him to design each dwelling around the inha
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