Hassan Fathy and continuity in Islamic architecture : the birth of a new modern / Ahmad Hamid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamid, Ahmed, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic architecture.

Architecture--Egypt--Designs and plans.

Architecture.

Fathy, Hassan--Criticism and interpretation.

Fathy, Hassan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cairo, New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islamic art with his modern visions for living. Guided by Fathy's principles, Ahmad Hamid, an architect who collaborated with Hassan Fathy in the Institute for Appropriate Technology, identifies questions about the nature of Islamic art and its building culture, as well as the origins of modern architecture. This richly illustrated book provides new insights into Hassan Fathy's profuse, pathbreaking desi

Contents:

Cover; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustration; Foreword; Acknowledgment; Introduction; 1. The Hibernation of a Tradition; Fabricating the Opposition between the Traditional and the Modern; The Divorce between the Traditional and the Modern; 2. The Institutionalization of Islamic Art and Architecture by the Aga Khan Foundation; Nineteenth-to Twentieth-Century Western Attitudes to Muslim Culture; Positive and Negative Influences of the Award on the Practice and Theory of Islamic Art and Architecture

Limited Understanding of Modernity, Westernization, and TechnologyAbsence of a Coherent Modern Muslim Worldview; Distorted Teaching of Architecture of the Muslim World; Effects on Contemporary Scholarly Thinking; 3. Hassan Fathy: A Condenser of an Older Intelligence; Discernment and the Process of Decision Making; The Synthesis of the Delightful with the Functional; The Social Contract and the Muslim Architect; Modernity Neither Western nor Eastern; Critical Regionalism: The Birth of a New 'Modern'; 4. Toward a New Islamic Art and Architecture; Approaches to Continuity Today

Ephemeral Forms and Permanent PracticesNotes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781617970146

161797014X

9781617973727

1617973726

9781617974830

1617974838

OCLC:

880826239