Presentation by Mtamu Kililo

The department on 19th April 2023, hosted Mtamu Kililo who made a presentation to the students.

The Architectural talk was held at the 4th year Architecture Studios from 2.00PM - 4.00PM.

Kililo is a Co-Founder and CEO of MycoTile that offers advanced building materials; locally manufactured using readily available agricultural waste and rapidly growing mushroom mycelium as bonding agent.

3RD YEAR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIELD TRIP TO VOI, TAITA TAVETA COUNTY

During the one week Studio in Voi, the students undertook; a familiarization tour of the town and surrounding villages, formed work groups, identified and demarcated extent of the study area, documented the house forms and human settlements in the study areas, carried out site analysis and collected data on case studies related to the Project Design Brief. They undertook interviews in respective study areas, made free-hand sketches, using tape measures and took photographs. 

Italian Design Day Seminar/Talk

The Department of Architecture in collaboration with the Italian Cultural
Institute hosted an in-presence Seminar on the occasion of the Italian Design Day
(IDD) on March 10 2023. The venue was ADD 6 th Year Studio. The theme of the
Seminar was “The quality that illuminates. The energy of design for people and
the environment”

Italian Design Day Seminar

Today (10/3/2023) the Department of Architecture in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute will host an in-presence Seminar on the occasion of the Italian Design Day (IDD) from 11.00am. The venue will be ADD 6th Year Studio. The theme will be “The quality that illuminates. The energy of design for people and the environment”.