New Gourna
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| New Gourna | |
| Designer | Hassan Fathy |
| Location | Near Luxor, Egypt |
| Date | 1948 |
| Building Type | multifamily housing, village |
| Climate | hot, arid |
| Context | rural village |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | west bank of Nile River near Luxor |
| Notes | after the local vernacular. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/New_Gourna.html |
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Hassan Fathy. Architecture for the poor: an experiment in rural Egypt. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. ISBN 0226239152. LC 75960449. HN790.Q7F33 1973. Available at Amazon.com
James Steele. Hassan Fathy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. NA1585.F37S74 1988. exterior photo of domes, p12. exterior photo from bldg across street, p12. exterior photo of mosque, p13. exterior photo of resthouse, p13. exterior photo of old gourna, p63.
James Steele. An Architecture for People : The Complete Works of Hassan Fathy. Whitney Library of Design, October 1997. ISBN 0823002268. Available at Amazon.com
