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Lamu Architecture and Urban Development: alternative forms of incorporation.

Recent scholarship has focused attention on the challenges of heritage conservation in the twentyfirst century; urging the field to come to terms with globalisation and rapid urbanisation. A global dispute to include social values, cultural practices, economic pressures and intangible elements has culminated in the approval in 2011 of the UNESCO Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscapes. Following such recommendations, there is a call to complement and update the existing structures in Historic Swahili urban landscapes.

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Ms Peninah Mutonga, an architect with city firm ArchiDatum, told the Nation that the process of approving buildings is so stringent that were it followed properly, Nairobi would have been able to protect its waterways from the beginning.

“An architect submits a proposal to the Nairobi City Council, ensuring that it meets the building code, planning guidelines and zonal guidelines. The council puts together a team comprising of planning officers and officials from the health inspectorate and development control to review the proposal and OK it,” she said.

Design Portfolio

Project name: BelleVue Box Park Development
Project Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Project Stage: Proposal/Marketing & Tender
Client: Uni Drive In Ltd.
Start date: (month/year) 2018
Completion date: (month/year) 2019

Reference Contact: Bowman Associates architects peninah@ba.co.ke
Name of senior staff involved and functions performed: T. S. Bowman – Senior Partner P. Mutonga – Project Architect

Affordable Housing Investment Summit

Healthy Cities: Our Planet Our Home by Mr. James Mitchell & Peninah Mutonga

ARCH. PENINAH MUTONGA