Yet even in these top infrastructural projects, there is little in the way of inspiring a local architectural identity. “Kenya has never had a specific identity in architecture as it is in other parts of the world. However, it is unfortunate that many are a copy and paste of cities like Dubai which in no way represents our Kenyan identity,” Arabbu says. He says that architectural identity comes with colour, architectural character in shapes sizes of buildings, which is all a product of proper background planning. “The modern feeling will never miss in our architectural designs since the contemporary architecture determines the design.

Source: Standard Digital November 16, 2017 08:03 UTC