Theorist

Hassan Fathy

1900–1989 Vernacular & climatic architecture
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Details

Nationality
Egyptian

Classifications

Holder
Communal intergenerational
Source of authority
ObservationLived experience
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Subaltern resistant
Degree of codification
Pattern based
Mode of transmission
ApprenticeshipText drawing
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Islamic menaWestern philosophical

Connections

Sources

  1. Hassan Fathy. Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt. University of Chicago Press, 1973.
  2. University of Chicago Press. n.d.. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo3641441.html.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Hassan Fathy." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/hassan-fathy/. Accessed September 1, 2026.