Architectural Association of Kenya

Why it’s important to integrate urban and traffic planning

Reading Time: 3 minutes James Odongo is an Urban Planner and the Research and Advocacy Manager at the Architectural Association of Kenya.  As an […]

How different will the post-pandemic office look like?

Reading Time: 4 minutes As the world smarts from the debilitating blows of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is need to revisit our conception of […]

How Covid-19 will influence future innovation in home design

Reading Time: 4 minutes Designers and architects expect the pandemic will affect building design long after the pandemic is over. Multifunctionality and need for […]

Architectural Association of Kenya: Virus infect rental yields in Q2

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rental yields in Kenya have declined with coronavirus pandemic shocks afflicting key sectors that directly affected the construction industry, with […]

Don’t just build… do it right, says architects’ boss

Reading Time: 3 minutes By continuing to ignore professionals in the built environment, developers are walking a tight rope, warns Jacob Mwangi, CEO, Architectural Association […]

Architect decries influx of foreigners in local industry

Reading Time: 2 minutes Who is an architect and why should one have one when building or renovating? An architect is a professional who […]

Delays at City Hall hold back Sh5.2b Upper Hill condos

Reading Time: 2 minutes Eighty-eight Nairobi Condominium, a Sh5.2 billion residential project in Upper Hill under development by Lordship Africa Group has stalled following […]

Delays in permit issuance bite construction industry

Reading Time: 2 minutes Delay in issuance of permits could cripple the construction sector while at the same time hurt Kenya’s ease of doing […]

The high cost of building materials slowing cheap housing project

Reading Time: < 1 minute Players in the building industry have sounded the alarm over the cost of manufacturing building materials in the country as […]