Wetland restoration and renewable building materials converge in a growing market opportunity that addresses both environmental imperatives and construction...
Examination of urban development, housing, and infrastructure, with a focus on resilience, green design, and equitable access to resources.
Across Africa, architects are rediscovering principles that once defined the continent’s built environment. Passive cooling, natural ventilation and the...
Stand inside Francis Kéré’s Gando School in Burkina Faso on a scorching afternoon, and the temperature drops noticeably. Outside,...
Healthcare reform typically conjures images of gleaming new hospitals and cutting-edge medicines. But what if one of the most...
A slaughterhouse in darkness reveals the brittle promise of the grid—and the bright future of energy independence By Edward...
Digital twins promise to transform urban planning; but can East Africa’s cities afford to get it wrong? By Philip...
By Philip Mwangangi Across East Africa—from Nairobi and Kigali to Dar es Salaam, Kampala, and Addis Ababa—architects, planners, and...
How sustainable design and affordability can co-exist in East Africa’s housing revolution By Philip Mwangangi | Explainer Kenya’s housing...
Edward Githae | August 2025 Kimani Wamatangi, Kiambu County’s governor, has submitted Thika’s application for city status to Kenya’s...
By Analysis Desk Nairobi’s air exacts a measurable toll: studies suggest particulate pollution, routinely exceeding safe limits by fourfold,...