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fixed length control field |
01778nam a2200217Ia 4500 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
control field |
NULRC |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
control field |
20250520094829.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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250520s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780226239163 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Transcribing agency |
NULRC |
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
HN 790 .F38 1973 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Fathy, Hassan. |
Relator term |
author |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Architecture for the poor : |
Remainder of title |
an experiment in rural Egypt / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Hassan Fathy |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Chicago : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
University of Chicago Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1973 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xvi, 233 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
Dimensions |
23 cm. |
365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
Price amount |
USD31.69 |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Foreword by William R. Polk -- Preface -- 1. Prelude: dream and reality -- 2. Chorale: man, society, and technology -- 3. Fugue: architect, peasant, and bureaucrat -- 4. Finale: Gourna dormant -- 5. Appendix I. Cost analysis of labor and rates of the execution of works -- Appendix II. In-service training -- Appendix III. Organization of work -- Appendix IV. Foundations -- Appendix V. Brick making -- Appendix VI. Cost analysis at the moment when the project was handed over to the ministry of social -- Glossary -- Illustrations. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
Architecture for the poor describes Hassan Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna, near Luxor, Egypt, without the use of more modern and expensive materials such as steel and concrete. Using mud bricks, the native technique that Fathy learned in Nubia, and such traditional Egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and vaulted roofing, Fathy worked with the villagers to tailor his designs to their needs. He taught them how to work with the bricks, supervised the erection of the buildings, and encouraged the revival of such ancient crafts as claustra (lattice designs in the mudwork) to adorn the buildings. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
Koha item type |
Books |