List of Egyptian architects
This is a list of architects, urban planners, engineers, overseers and officials that were either born in Egypt, or lived and worked there for a significant part of their career and who had a notable impact on buildings and towns there.
Ancient Egyptian overseers
- Imhotep (3rd Dynasty)
- Hemiunu (4th Dynasty)
- Senenmut (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep, son of Hapu (18th Dynasty)
19th Century planners and engineers
During the 19th Century, planning and construction of villages and infrastructure was undertaken by archaeologists and engineers, especially those who headed the public works departments.
- Pascal Coste (1787–1879)
- Joseph Hekekyan (1807-1875)
- Linant Pasha(1799-1883)
- Ali Mubarak (1823-1893)
Pioneer architects
A term coined by historians and peers for architects in Egypt that were very influential in the shaping of the profession, especially initiating a home-grown blend of Egyptian Modernist architecture, roughly during the second quarter of the 20th Century.[1]
- Ali Labib Gabr (1898–1966)
- Mahmoud Riad (1905–1977)
- Mohamed Kamal Ismail (1908–2008)
- Naoum Shebib (1915–1985)
- Sayed Karim (1911–2005)
- Charles Ayrout (1905–1961)
Neo-vernacularists
Architects that sought significant inspiration in their work, whether from local vernacular architecture.
- Ramses Wissa Wassef (1911–1974)
- Hassan Fathy (1900-1989)
- Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil (1943- )
Pioneer and contemporary civil engineers
- Michel Bakhoum (1913-1981)
- Milad Hanna (1924-2012)
- Hani Azer (1948- )
See also
References
- ^ Ashour, Shaimaa (2012). Pioneer Egyptian Architects During the Liberal Era (1919-1952) (in Arabic). Cairo: Maktabat Madbouli. pp. 230–233.