Hessen Fatty

By

Micheal Abebe

ID*0259/2006

Architecture & Aruban Planning

History of Architecture Assignment

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Instructor -

tec.Wondwesen

Content

1. Introduction

Biography

2. Personal Philosophy & Source of Inspiration

3. Elements and principles of designs in his work

4. Majesty works

5. His Drawings

6. His elements

7. Awards

8. Reference

Introduction

Biography

Hassan Fat'hy was born in 23 March 1900, in Alexandria, He went to Cairo, when he was 8 years old, and lived in Helwan with his family. Hassan Fat'hy liked Painting, drawings, but he didn't have any specific ambitions. He wished to be an agriculture engineer, but he couldn't. Hassan Fat'hy joined the faculty of Engineering to study Architecture as part of Civil engineering. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering in 1926. In the beginning of his life, he worked in the department of school buildings in the local authority. The first project he designed was a school in Talkha city. He found the houses in this city were very ugly and it was not suitable for living in. He tried to build his own house but he didn't like the style of it. Then he found the beauty of the Nubian architecture. Because it has its own character. The first building he designed in his life was a house for old people in Menia. He left his job in the local authority in 1930 then he went back to Cairo. He worked as a professor of Fine Arts, at the University of Cairo (1946). He couldn't teach his architecture in the college, because the classic architecture was the main subject in all colleges. He established a private practice in Cairo, he put all his practice in el-Gourna village which was the most important project in his life, it was in 1946. At the end of his life, he worked in Ministry of Education, in educational building department in (1949 - 1952). Then he returned to work as a Head of the Architectural department in Fine Arts College in (1953 - 1957).

He worked in Dexsas Company in Grease, (1959 - 1961). He worked with Ministry of Scientific Research, United Nations, Aghakhan organization, and in his own office in his house, (1963). From this moment he was the point of attraction of the whole architects in the world. Hassan Fat'hy utilized ancient design methods and materials. He integrated knowledge of the rural Egyptian economic situation with a wide knowledge of ancient architectural and town design techniques. He trained local inhabitants to make their own materials and build their own buildings.

Personal Philosophy & Source Of Inspiration

Traditional material with modern architectural principles

Especially by working to re-establish the use of mud brick (or adobe) and traditional as opposed to western building designs and lay-outs.

Fatty’s approach of using traditional building materials and techniques. Both institutions employ the owner-builder system in West Africa and the Middle East. These are the Development Workshop of Laureate, which has helped to introduce the Nubian technique of mud-brick dome and vault construction

Nubian technique

Elements and principles of designs in his work

The elements and principles of designs in Hassan Fatty's work

are Line, Texture, Shape and Unity. His work has line from the

use of mud bricks. Texture because the buildings have a

rough surface. Shape is made by the domed roofs. Finally,

unity because his buildings look complete and connected.

Hassan uses spherical (dome) shapes on all his mosques. He

also uses rectangles, squares and arches in his

architecture. These shapes give his work a 3D and 2D look

His Drawings

His elements

Aga khan award for architecture

Special Award the chairman award

The 1st architect from developing country's to

receive the golden media of the UIA

(international union of Architect)receive the

…

• He’s designs and builds mosques, schools and

homes for Islamic Egyptian people

• Hassan likes to encourage people to

participate in the construction in their new

homes or mosques. Hassan uses thick walls,

shade and natural animal skin to make it

comfortable living in a desert. Hassan Fat'hy

died of old age on November 30th, 1989. Just

before Hassan died, he was given the Aga Khan

Award and became Egypt's most well-known

architect…

Reference

• https://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199904/elegant.solutions.ht

m

• https://architecture.knoji.com/the-response-of-western-

architects-to-hassan-fathys-earth-architecture/

• http://egyptarch.net/egyptarchitect1/hasanfathi/hfmain.htm

• http://archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80a01e/80A01E00.htm#C

ontents

• http://archnet.org/

• http://www.akdn.org/architecture/chairmans_ award.asp?tri=1980

• http://www.akdn.org/akaa_ chairman.asp

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_ Fathy

• http://www.remains.se/picturem.php?ObjectID=135&Browse=AREA

• http://www.rightlivelihood.org/fathy.html

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5QKLppxgbk