ABSTRACT
Hassan Fathy’s heritage in Egypt, particularly New Gourna Village, is an example of vernacular and recent heritage patterns that are under-represented on the World Heritage List, which enjoys exceptional heritage qualities. One of the major aspects that contribute to New Gourna’s heritage qualities is the humane considerations in its design. Nevertheless, none of the projects that Hassan Fathy designed has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site. The aim of this study was to discuss the contribution of Hassan Fathy’s humane considerations in design to the outstanding significance of New Gourna, and to discuss the potential criteria that can be adopted to justify New Gourna’s Outstanding Universal Value on the basis of the humane considerations in its design. The findings revealed the significant contribution of Hassan Fathy’s humane considerations in the design of New Gourna to its outstanding universal significance. As a result, the study recommends adopting criterion (i) to justify New Gourna’s Outstanding Universal Value on the basis of the humane considerations in its design.
