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Hassan Fathy - Written to: To the Minister Of Culture and National Guidance <br/><br/>Date: June 1, 1964<br/><br/>Additional author information: Siddiq Shihab al-Din, Head of the Department of Architecture at the College of Fine Arts; Jalal Mu'min, Professor of Architecture at the College of Fine Arts.<br/><br/>This memorandum addresses several matters related to the project proposed for building cultural centers in rural Egypt. The first is defining the role of the College of Fine Arts in the project. Furthermore, the memorandum calls to also establishing the participatory role of engineering offices. Cultural Center Building Projects in rural Egypt. Secondly, the document brings attention to the success of students in the department of architecture in prior projects done for the competition for the Cultural Center Project. Lastly, the document also requests the ministry to take a positive approach for taking charge of these projects.

Type

report

Year

1964

Written to: To the Minister Of Culture and National Guidance

Date: June 1, 1964

Additional author information: Siddiq Shihab al-Din, Head of the Department of Architecture at the College of Fine Arts; Jalal Mu'min, Professor of Architecture at the College of Fine Arts.

This memorandum addresses several matters related to the project proposed for building cultural centers in rural Egypt. The first is defining the role of the College of Fine Arts in the project. Furthermore, the memorandum calls to also establishing the participatory role of engineering offices. Cultural Center Building Projects in rural Egypt. Secondly, the document brings attention to the success of students in the department of architecture in prior projects done for the competition for the Cultural Center Project. Lastly, the document also requests the ministry to take a positive approach for taking charge of these projects.

Fathy, Hassan, Siddiq Shihab al-Din, and Jalal Mu'min. A Memorandum Addressing Matters Regarding The Cultural Center Building Projects. 1 June 1964. Hassan Fathy Archives. Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Geneva, Switzerland.