Hassan Fathy was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to reestablish the use of adobe and traditional mud construction as opposed to western building designs, material configurations, and lay-outs. Fathy was recognized with the Aga Khan Chairman's Award for Architecture in 1980.
Hassan Fathy
The mosque at Kurna, Luxor by Hassan Fathy
Roof and dome of the mosque at Kourna seen from the minaret
New Gourna Village - Craft's Exhibition- Section
Adobe is a building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of earthen construction, or various architectural styles like Pueblo Revival or Territorial Revival. Most adobe buildings are similar in appearance to cob and rammed earth buildings. Adobe is among the earliest building materials, and is used throughout the world.
Adobe wall (detail) in Bahillo, Palencia, Spain
Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico
Adobe walls separate urban gardens in Shiraz, Iran
Church at San Pedro de Atacama, Chile