Hassan Fathy (1900 to 1989) was an Egyptian architect who advanced a humane, climate-responsive architecture rooted in vernacular earthen construction, reviving mud-brick techniques, vaulted structures, and traditional environmental strategies as viable alternatives to industrialized building. His landmark work is the resettlement project of New Gourna Village on Luxor’s West Bank, designed and built between 1946 and 1952, which he documented in the book Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt published by the University of Chicago Press in 1973. His international recognition includes the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Chairman’s Award in 1980, the Balzan Prize for Architecture and Urban Planning in 1980, the Right Livelihood Award in 1980, and the UIA Gold Medal in 1984.