Investigation of traditional architecture in the context of sustainable design approaches Hassan Fathy example

Sustainable approaches, such as conservation of natural environment, climate-oriented practices, minimizing consumption, have been implemented for centuries in traditional and primitive design and life criteria.Sustainable architecture consists of criteria suitable for logic, while local architecture reaches these features through trial and error method. For this reason, traditional lifestyle and architectural design criteria are the right source for a sustainable life and architecture.In this study, Hassan Fathy architecture was evaluated through traditional architecture-sustainability relationship based on the definitions of traditional architecture and sustainable architecture. The works of Hassan Fathy have a significant potential with the traditional architectural texture preserved partially.In this study, it is aimed to create modern design codes with those learned from the evaluation of Hassan Fathy's works with sustainable design criteria. Sustainable architectural criteria, the physical and social characteristics of Egypt through the works of Hassan Fathy, were tried to be suggested to the solution of today's needs. Qualitative research methods are used in the study. The research covers the process of collecting, analyzing, interpreting and reporting the data in a planned and systematic way in order to find reliable solutions to the problem. While studying the sustainability of Hassan Fathy's works, sustainability criteria were used in the VerSus (Vernacular Heritage Sustainable Architecture) project and in the light of the data obtained, it was concluded that socio-economic sustainability was dominant in the sustainability principles of Hassan Fathy.Throughout his career, Fathy aimed to use local architecture and create humanist designs while designing his works. The structures he designed in this direction are also important in the scope of sustainable architecture.The design criteria used in the light of the data obtained from the works of Hassan Fathy are thought to be guiding for today's architect designs in terms of sustainability principles.