New Gourna

Outline
A migrant village with public facilities such as schools and mosques. The village has been recognized as a pioneering example of sustainability, inclusion of the vulnerable, and appropriate technological development, with its low-cost, locally available mud-brick construction and adoption of a form unique to Egypt based on historical research.
Location
  • Egypt
Journal
Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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Decade
1940s
Thema