Understanding the built environment Final project.pptx
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Supervised by: DrOhoud Kamal
Student name: Lara shehada
Student ID: 2010242
American University of Madaba
Faculty of architecture
Understanding the built environment
New Gourna Village
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About the project:
Locationof the building:
New Gourna Village is located in Luxor on the West Bank of the Nile River, within the
World Heritage property of Ancient Thebes in Egypt.
Architect of the building:
Egyptian architect Hassan fathi
Concept of the building:
New Gourna was a housing project masterminded by Hassan Fathy with the objective
of re-housing the Seven Thousand people of Gourna,
Function of the building:
Housing village