Hassan Fathy-(حسن فتحي)

Hassan Fathy (1900–1989, Arabic: حسن فتحي‎‎) was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to reestablish the use of adobe and traditional as opposed to western building designs and lay-outs. Fathy was recognized with the Aga Khan Chairman's Award for Architecture in 1980.