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Architects Barred from Charging Low Fees for Services
Lawyers, architects and quantity surveyors could lose out on government contracts if they flout a key procurement rule. The agency in charge of procurement has banned the three groups of professionals from charging less to manipulate government agencies into awarding them contracts. Although there is a minimum fee that lawyers, architects and surveyors can charge, … Continue reading
Kenya loses Sh1.4 billion on collapsed buildings
Kenya has lost more than Sh1.4 billion as a result of collapsed buildings in the last 15 years, Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) says. Chairman Gideon Mulyungi said 24 buildings have collapsed in the country since 1996. “Forty-one lives have been lost and 47 people injured over the same period,” Mr … Continue reading
Training paper engineers will not take Kenya far – Arch. Lemmy Bobu Nyogesa
The training of engineers and technicians has failed to define a role for itself through the inflexibility of policy-makers, higher education establishments and some employers towards the acquisition of knowledge and skills. The problem can be summed up by looking at it on two fronts – from the market point of view, where engineers are … Continue reading
Impressive Renders by Guru
Gurmukh Singh Panesar a.k.a Guru is a student of architecture at the University of Nairobi with experience in graphic design. He has a good grasp on the technical and intuitive aspects of fine art and design. A master in 3D architectural visualization, he has undertaken some high profile jobs including the third phase of the Strathmore … Continue reading
Kenyan Architects with the Worst Websites
With increased use of the internet as a resource sharing avenue, many vendors of goods and services found a cheaper way of sharing information with people world over. With the advantages of having a website being so obvious, majority of the architectural firms in Kenya don’t own one, with most of them preferring to have … Continue reading
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