This project assesses the impact of mismanaged solid waste burning on air pollution and chronic respiratory
diseases (CRDs), focusing on Nairobi’s Dandora and Nakuru's Gioto Dump sites. Aiming to reduce air
quality inequity and improve chronic respiratory diseases care, the project involves communities in devising
waste management strategies for more sustainable urban planning and development.
Seed funding will be used to organise workshops and stakeholder meetings, engaging researchers and

This week, the Department of Architecture is hosting Triad Architect’s managing director, Architect James Gitoho, on Wednesday 24th April 2024, from 2pm - 4pm.

A prominent figure in the Architectural space, Arch. Gitoho joined TRIAD Architects in October 1981 after graduating from the University of Nairobi  earlier that year. Within seven years, he had risen through the ranks to become a Director at TRIAD by 1988. 

Last week, the Department of Architecture at the University of Nairobi had the pleasure of hosting EcoSpace Architects Limited partners; Architect Florence Nyole and Architect Evans Makan on Wednesday 16th April 2024 from 2pm - 5pm.

In recognition of architecture students’ accomplishments in various fields, the University of Nairobi Department of Architecture held an award ceremony on the 20th of March 2024, from 2 - 4 pm.

In commemoration of Italian Design Day(IDD), the department of Architecture at the University of Nairobi in conjunction with the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC), is holding a seminar on Wednesday 13th March 2024 from 2pm to 4pm.

The team, led by the Architecture Department Chairman and IIC Director Elena Gallenca, will be engaging the students in an afternoon talk centred on the theme: Manufacturing value - inclusivity, innovation and sustainability.

AAK Duracoat Awards of Excellence in Architecture, 2024
 

This week, from Monday 26^th February to Saturday 2^nd March, 2024, the University of Nairobi, Department of Architecture has the pleasure of hosting the AAK Duracoat, Awards of Excellence in Architecture exhibition.

The exhibition (being entries to the AAK Awards) is being held at the ADD Architecture Studios, on level 4.

From the entries will be appraised on 27^th and 28^th February, 2024, by a jury comprising:

Award Ceremony: Students’ Competition for the Proposed Kahama Transit Hotel in Nyahururu