Humanpopulationincitiesallovertheworldhasdramaticallyincreasedcausingfragmentationoftheurbanfabric(UNHSP–UN-HABITAT),2013,)Theincreasingurbanpopulationleadstochangesinthephysicalformofcitiescausedbythedemandofspacesandservices.
TheUnitedNationsreportonthestateofworldpopulationindicatethatby2030,theurbanpopulationsinAfricaandAsiawilldouble(HABITAT2012).
Ascitiesgrowanddevelop,considerablestrainisplacedoncityfragments,andtheyhavetoconstantlytransformandgrowtoaccommodatetheballooningpopulation.Thisgrowthcontributestoincreaseincommercialactivitiesaswellasincreasestheneedforhousing.Thecitythusexpands,takesovertheneighbouringlowdensityresidentialareas.
Areasinitiallydesignedtohandlelow-densityurbandevelopmentshavetocontendwithneedsofincreasedcommercialandresidentialactivity.
Africancitieshavetransformedconsiderablyinthepost-independenceperiod,includingeconomicbase,formsofownership,architecturalview,landstructure,methodsofplanningandgovernance.However,thepatternsofsuchtransformationaresignificantlyvaryingfordifferenttypesofcities.Inthisthesisthearchitecturaltransformationprocessesandthefactorsthatdriveurbantransformationsarediscussed.TheauthorfocusesonthebuiltformtransformationinNairobiandspecificallytheHistoricalstreetofRiverRoad.Theauthorconcentrateshiseffortonanalysingthemodesofbuiltformtransformation.Considerableattentionispaidtoidentifyingthereasonsofurbantransformation,andthetransformingelementsinthesebuiltforms.Thetransformationalpatternisanalysedinthecontextofolderdevelopmentjuxtaposedtothenewtransformedbuiltforms
Student Name
KIBET MOSES
Project Supervisor
Dr.Joseph Mukeku
Degree Programme
BArch
Status
Completed
Registration Number
B02|0983|2014
Academic Year
2019|2020
Documentation
Abstract
