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

Fathy, Hassan

ISBN 10: 0226239179 / ISBN 13: 9780226239170

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1986

About this Item

Near fine hardcover 1986 - No Jacket.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1715786969862

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture: Principles and Examples with Reference to Hot Arid Climates
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226239179
• ISBN 13: 9780226239170
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthropology
  • Environment
  • 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.