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‘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 yet another white elephant that cost the taxpayer a staggering Sh1 billion. Barely 10 months after it was commissioned, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has sounded alarm over the safety of judicial staff and Kenyans using … 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 out to impress with models that must have cost a fortune to build. A limit was fixed to the number of sheets that any presenting firm would submit, this was capped at 8 A1 size … 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 lies in rural, on-slope settlements. However, builders can avoid the risk of collapsing structures by building retaining walls, which are designed to resist the lateral pressure of soil when there is a desired change in … 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 round the clock to design innovative ways to build eco-friendly cars, machines and, in the past few decades, buildings. With statistics from the American Institute of Architects indicating that buildings account for an estimated 48 … Continue reading
Piece of Italy on Mt Kenya by Muchiri Gitonga
War, that bloody business by humanity gone mad, has a way of making the boom of guns, the smell and rivulets of blood, innocence ruined, and ambitions shattered unforgettable by its sheer gore. War and its memories are also immortalised in brick and mortar to capture and make real what poignancy may evade memory. This … Continue reading
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