New Gourna Village

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:village
architectural style
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Hassan_Fathy
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1945
1948
gptkbp:contains gptkb:market
gptkb:theatre
mosque
housing units
village square
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:designedFor resettlement of villagers from Old Gourna
gptkbp:faced structural problems
partial abandonment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Gourna Village
gptkbp:influencedBy vernacular Egyptian architecture
gptkbp:latitude 25.7333
gptkbp:location gptkb:Luxor_Governorate
gptkbp:longitude 32.6000
gptkbp:notableFor sustainable design
community planning
use of traditional mud brick architecture
gptkbp:significance early example of sustainable architecture
experiment in social housing
gptkbp:subjectOf Hassan Fathy's book 'Architecture for the Poor'
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gourna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6