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Vi l l aI s mai l' Abdal Raz i k AbuGi r g,Egypt
Vi l l aHas an' Abdal Raz i k
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L ul u' atal Sahr a Gi z a,Egypt
HamedSaï dHous e Cai r o,Egypt
“T hebes twayt odes i gnandbui l ds omet hi ngi sby s t ar t i ngt ol ookatwhati sunder neat hyourl eg”. Has s anFat hy
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Has s an Fat hy wasan Egypt i an ar chi t ectbor ni n Mar ch23,1900and di ed i nNovember30,1989.He i s wel lr ecogni z ed ar chi t ect among t he Ar ab ar chi t ect ses peci alf ort he dome s t r uct ur e and t he hands moot hed wal l scover ed i n adobe.Hi swor k wasmos t l ynot ed f orus i ng adobe and t r adi t i onal mat er i al .
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e ngbecaus di l onalwaysofbui i t adi r ngt i t i s evi nr edi t s i ns ki swor nhi hyi anFat s Has he d be t coul y, r oreach count ng f di l entwaysofbui he anci hatt eved t i he bel ed and e us hatwer e wayst hey wer et on becaus egi na r ei o us ng t i t t i tf mos , s ect t chi hatwe,asar dea wast si .Hi es i ur ng manycent i ce dur i act n pr ed i t es t ngand di l onalwaysofbui i t adi r et men,us s t af ocalcr onall i t adi r nkast hi ot havet k swor hy’ anFat s Has ogy. echnol oughtupt houghtandbr yt henewl ht t twi ei at el r pectof sas ng.Hi nki hi et nabl ai t us os ert f ousof eci edapr der i ndeedbecons cani hatwas ng t di l onalway ofbui i t adi r he t ed by t r pi ns ng wasi nki hi et nabl ai t us s he esont z i o emphas s me.He al i entt he anci nt ed i ement mpl enced and i i exper al ur kea nat i ’l ows gr al‘ i er almat ur henat hatt ng t evi i albel i er almat ur eofnat us e and mat i s cl t oi ng t i s need and adapt t ed on i on bas egi nar ementi el entand ci i f yef ghl eveahi oachi t al i er mat al ur enat ous tt sbes ti ,i hus ,t ons i t condi . ect oj pr gn/ i edes nabl ai t us s
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e nabl ai t us eek s os ng t agi e encour k wer ophy and wor os l sphi hy' an Fat s Has . er t oManches ocalt el hatar st al i er mat
Sour ce:St eel e,James .1989.T heHas s anFat hyCol l ect i on.A Cat al ogueof Vi s ualDocument satt heAgaKhanAwar df orAr chi t ect ur e.Ber n,Swi t z er l and: T heAgaKhanT r us tf orCul t ur e.
