New Gourna Village
- Region
- Egypt
Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy's New Gourna village drew on traditional Nubian building methods, using local mud brick and passive cooling to create housing suited to its climate and culture.
Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy, in his work like the New Gourna village project, meticulously observed and learned from traditional Nubian building techniques and climate-responsive architectural forms. He documented how these vernacular methods, developed over centuries as a form of observing and understanding the environment, used locally sourced mud brick and passive cooling strategies. Integrating afterwards this knowledge, into his designs for contemporary, culturally appropriate, and sustainable housing.
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In the framework
- Learning · element
- Observations Component
- Environment (Ecological Niche)
- Materials · variable
- Outcomes Component
In the book
- Chapter 12, section 124 · Environment Dimension
Examples