“Being an architect isn’t only about construction, it’s about creating wide spaces with small spaces.” ― Yannick Heywang “Any fool can write a book and most of them are doing it; but it takes brains to build a house.” ― Charles F. Lummis “It’s creepy, but here we are, the Pilgrims, the crackpots of our time, [...]
Introduction: It is very rare for us to re-blog a post that already exists elsewhere. However, in keeping with our Ambition of creating solutions and exposing solutions, we are pleased to share this post written by Peter Harris. I found the transition of the thinking quite intriguing! What do you think? Do enjoy and kindly [...]
This is a quick reflection on what Real Estate IS. Real Estate is a legal term with origins dating back to mid-15c. It primarily means “relating to things” (esp. property), from Old French word “reel” and from , from the Latin word, “realis” “actual,” from ”matter, thing,” It also means “genuine” as recorded from 1550s; [...]
History has shown that rapid urban growth in Africa has a tendency to translate directly into informal settlement and urban slum proliferation. Unless this rapid urban growth is effectively and sensibly guided, Africa will face the realities of the equation Mega Cities = Mega Slums 2025 In 2025, it is projected that Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo [...]
Qs.David Nahinga, MIQSK
Arch. Godfrey Okoth,MAAK
