Famed architect’s family battle over burial site and property
The body of architect Joel Nyaseme is lying in a mortuary more than two months after he died as a … Continue reading »
Buildings
Nyayo House Torture Chambers ‘Were Not Designed as Such’
The Kanu regime converted the strongrooms at Nyayo House into torture chambers. The rooms were initially designed to store cash … Continue reading »
Kibaki launches Sh3bn Kibera housing project
President Kibaki has officially launched the Sh3 billion Kibera People Settlement Development project that will result in the construction of … Continue reading »
‘Ultra modern’ Milimani court building – A Poster Project of Corruption and Failure of the Architectural Profession.
It has now emerged that the ‘ultra-modern’ Milimani Law Courts building unveiled by President Mwai Kibaki earlier this year is … Continue reading »
Kenyan property boom crumbling, warn analysts
Fraud, high mortgage interest rates, and the resultant inflated housing prices may soon burst the property bubble enjoyed by developers … Continue reading »
Commercial
Nyayo House Torture Chambers ‘Were Not Designed as Such’
The Kanu regime converted the strongrooms at Nyayo House into torture chambers. The rooms were initially designed to store cash … Continue reading »
A Stoned History of Nairobi by Kamau Mutunga
Architecture is said to be a societal affair. And good architecture can make a building appear as if it was … Continue reading »
If Your’s is a Slopy Site, You Need to Know this Before you Build – Kenneth Oigo
Flash floods are with us again and, even though they present a big headache to urban dwellers, the greatest danger … Continue reading »
The Nextgen Park
This development project has already been approved by the City Council of Nairobi although the commencement date is not yet … Continue reading »
Conservation
If Your’s is a Slopy Site, You Need to Know this Before you Build – Kenneth Oigo
Flash floods are with us again and, even though they present a big headache to urban dwellers, the greatest danger … Continue reading »
Mombasa may not survive the current urbanization wave, but will still live on, in photos.
Mombasa’s rich historical past has now been immortalised for posterity in a photographic collection. This comes as the wave of … Continue reading »
Mombasa – The new edging out the old
When Mohamed Hassan was approached by a developer two years ago with a proposal to buy his traditional Swahili house, … Continue reading »
Hospitality
A Stoned History of Nairobi by Kamau Mutunga
Architecture is said to be a societal affair. And good architecture can make a building appear as if it was … Continue reading »
If Your’s is a Slopy Site, You Need to Know this Before you Build – Kenneth Oigo
Flash floods are with us again and, even though they present a big headache to urban dwellers, the greatest danger … Continue reading »
A Great Architectural Marvel in Nyeri’s Wilderness – Treetops
After covering the War Memorial church located in Nyeri, the Architecture Kenya team must have thought that was the last … Continue reading »
English Point Marina Revisited
When hotelier Alnoor Kanji acquired a four-acre plot along Tudor creek near the Mombasa Showgrounds in 2007, he thought to … Continue reading »
Industrial
If Your’s is a Slopy Site, You Need to Know this Before you Build – Kenneth Oigo
Flash floods are with us again and, even though they present a big headache to urban dwellers, the greatest danger … Continue reading »
Institutional
‘Ultra modern’ Milimani court building – A Poster Project of Corruption and Failure of the Architectural Profession.
It has now emerged that the ‘ultra-modern’ Milimani Law Courts building unveiled by President Mwai Kibaki earlier this year is … Continue reading »
University of Nairobi Towers – Design Competition
The Architecture Kenya team paid a visit to the exhibition of the University of Nairobi Towers competition. Architects were all … Continue reading »
If Your’s is a Slopy Site, You Need to Know this Before you Build – Kenneth Oigo
Flash floods are with us again and, even though they present a big headache to urban dwellers, the greatest danger … Continue reading »
Designed to save Mother Earth – New UNEP HQs
Environmental conservation and the war against global warming are among the biggest responsibilities of governments today. Scientists have been working … Continue reading »
Interiors
Experience Swahili Interior Architecture
The Swahili unique stone townhouses, date as far back as the early 18th Century, are celebrated for their intricately carved … Continue reading »
Residential
Kibaki launches Sh3bn Kibera housing project
President Kibaki has officially launched the Sh3 billion Kibera People Settlement Development project that will result in the construction of … Continue reading »
Sh383m VP official residence ready
Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka could move into a Sh383 million palatial residence built by the government in December this year. The … Continue reading »
Investor takes Nairobi homes higher with Ksh 7bn estate plan
Nairobi’s property market has attracted a fresh Sh7 billion investment that is also expected to change the way Kenyans have … Continue reading »
If Your’s is a Slopy Site, You Need to Know this Before you Build – Kenneth Oigo
Flash floods are with us again and, even though they present a big headache to urban dwellers, the greatest danger … Continue reading »
Urban Design
Kenyan property boom crumbling, warn analysts
Fraud, high mortgage interest rates, and the resultant inflated housing prices may soon burst the property bubble enjoyed by developers … Continue reading »
The Leaning Tower of Mombasa Pulled Down
The leaning Tower of Mombasa has been pulled down. Have a look at what the contractor had to say. Source: … Continue reading »
The Leaning Tower of Mombasa
The image on the above, sent to the newsroom last weekend by Mombasa-based photographer Gideon Maundu, was as shameful as … Continue reading »
A Stoned History of Nairobi by Kamau Mutunga
Architecture is said to be a societal affair. And good architecture can make a building appear as if it was … Continue reading »
