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[edit]
- Imhotep (3rd Dynasty)
- Hemiunu (4th Dynasty)
- Senenmut (18th Dynasty)
- Amenhotep, son of Hapu (18th Dynasty)
19th Century planners and engineers[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Michel Bakhoum (1913-1981)
- Milad Hanna (1924-2012)
- Hani Azer (1948- )
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ashour, Shaimaa (2012). Pioneer Egyptian Architects During the Liberal Era (1919-1952) (in Arabic). Cairo: Maktabat Madbouli. pp. 230–233.