Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture: Principles and Examples with Reference to Hot Arid Climates

Fathy, Hassan; Walter Shearer, Abd-el-rahman Ahmed Sultan (editors)

ISBN 10: 0226239179 / ISBN 13: 9780226239170

Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1986

About this Item

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Slightly cocked text block. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Black and white photos, illustrations, tables. 172 pages. "Hassan Fathy draws on his extensive research on climate control, particularly in the Middle East, to demonstrate the advantages of many locally available building materials and traditional building methods.".

Seller Inventory # 153189

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture: Principles and Examples with Reference to Hot Arid Climates
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226239179
• ISBN 13: 9780226239170
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

1986: by Hassan Fathy- The use of natural energy to provide comfort in heat and cold conditions.

About the Author

Hassan Fathy, an Egyptian architect, has taught on the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo and served as head of its architectural section. He has received numerous awards including the 1970 French Literary Prize for this book, which originally appeared in a French edition.