Notable Material of choice:  Mud bricks (baked mud bricks), adobe.
Working process :

• Utilizing ancient design methods and materials, as well as ancient architectural and town design techniques. 
• training local inhabitants to make their own materials and build their own buildings.

Most prominent style : Vernacular architecture 
Years active : 1928-1988
Influenced by : Joseph Maria Olbrich, the Bauhaus, The Vienna Secession, Adolf Loos and Art Deco, Islamic architecture and Ornamentation such as Mashrabya ,water reservoirs and windcatchers.
Work locations : Egypt (Cairo), 
Nationality : Egyptian
Books published : 

• Architecture for the poor
• Gourna: A Tale of Two Villages
• Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture: Principles and Examples with Reference to Hot Arid Climates

Best Known for : Utilizing ancient design methods and materials such as mud bricks.
Awards:  

• Aga Khan Award for Architecture Chairman's Award (1980), 
• Balzan Prize for Architecture and Urban Planning (1980), 
• Right Livelihood Award (1980)

New Gourna project in which he gained an international critical acclaim for his involvement of it's construction .

New Gourna project in which he gained an international critical acclaim for his involvement of it's construction .

New Gourna was a housing project masterminded by Hassan Fathy with the objective of re-housing the Seven Thousand people of Gourna, a village built on the site of the Tomb of the Nobles, part of the ancient cemetery of Thebes (now Luxor, Egypt). The project incorporated traditional techniques and materials and vernacular styles with the benefit of contemporary know-how, generating an economically and ecologically sustainable building ethos that was integral to the community that would occupy the village.

The Initial design of the village was for the village to include the following (the program of the village):

• The Market building (center of the village) * the only structure that was built. 
• Building complex for governmental services.
• Clinical services (hospital) 
• Police department 
• School 
• Workshops and Storage.
• Housing complexes .  

Technical Drawings :






























References :
  http://archnet.org/system/publications/contents/3528/original/DPC0304.pdf?1384775505
http://architectureindevelopment.org/project.php?id=30
يحيى الزينى - من أفكار  شيخ المعماريين  حسن فتحي
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Fathy

Building Analysis  - Dome of the Rock
 
Name of Building : Dome of the Rock
Location : Al Quds, Palestine
Year of construction : A.H. 71 , A.D. 691
Materials :

• Exterior :Glass, Plaster, Wood, Gold , Stone.
• Interior : Mosaic, Marble, Engraved wood, Printed leather, Bronze.

Building Type : Mosque
Ruling Period : Ummayads
Distinguished Feature :  Golden Dome, Mosaic Interiors
Basic Outline Geometries : Octagonal Shape [8 sides]
Maximum Height : 35 meters


Introduction:
The mosque is located on an artificial platform which is known today as the (Al Haram Al Sahreef), established in the times of King Herod, The site's significance stems from religious traditions regarding the rock, known as the Foundation Stone, at its heart, which bears great significance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.


Historical Importance:

• Highlight the victory of Islam as a religion that completes the preceding religions of Christianity and Judaism.
• Compete with the other great churches established in Al Quds city at that time.
• Celebrate the Umayyad Dynasty.

Central Dome:

• Dimension: 20 meters in diameter, 25 meters in Height.
• contains two wooden structural ribs for extra strengthening.
• Internal dome with 16 windows.
• Base is placed over a circular series of arches of 4 supports and 12 pillars.

• each edge of the octagonal shape is divided into 7 narrow rectangular shapes, separated each by supports.
• Entrances in all four elevations each preceded by a lobby. 

Interior Shot of the mosque

Beautiful Mosaics of plants and ornaments.

Beautiful Mosaics of plants and ornaments.

References :
-Islamic Art and Architecture, 650–1250
-Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock
-Dome of the Rock: A Masterpiece of Islamic Architecture
https://architecture.knoji.com/dome-of-the-rock-a-masterpiece-of-islamic-architecture/