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Release of the Status of the Built Environment Report & President's Dinner5,513Registered members
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Uniting experts across the built and natural environment.
- AAK is established
- 1967
- Professional chapters
- 8
- Regional branches
- 3
- Years of excellence
- 59
What’s happening at AAK
See the full calendar“Shifting the Center: reclaiming Africa’s architecture and future.”
Conventions, CPD sessions, site visits and more across the year.
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The Agora
Best Student Project
The Bidi Bidi Music and Arts Centre
Best Empowerment and Social Equity Through Design
Standard Chartered Bank HQ
Best Interior Environment
Lady of Victoria Monastery
Best Religious / Monumental
Nairobi Waldorf School
Best Africa (Re)presentation
Kigandani Industrial Hub
Best Student Project
Mombasa Ferry Terminal
Best Student Project
Ufi at Kahawa Soweto Settlement
Best Empowerment and Social Equity Through Design
- See every winner, runner-up and honourable mention
AAK – Basco DuraCoat Awards of Excellence in Architecture
Hosted by the Architects Chapter, the Awards of Excellence recognise outstanding architectural achievement across Kenya and East Africa. The 2026 cycle covers projects completed between 2020 and 2025 across nine categories, from Best Residential and Commercial to Best Student Project.
Nairobi Biennale of Architecture & Art
Shifting the Center: From Fragility to Resilience
ASK Nairobi Showground, Jamhuri Park
Nairobi’s first Architecture Biennale
Exhibitions, conversations and public programming exploring Africa’s built environment.
AAK Initiatives
Long-running initiatives where our members put professional expertise to work for Kenyan communities.
We shape the places where life happens, across every discipline of the built environment.
Umbrella association of eight professional chapters.
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Work, events and award-winning projects.
A rolling record of what members are building, the sites we visit and the projects recognised at the Awards of Excellence.
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- Join us this Friday for a FREE AAK Members Forum 2026 on transitioning into entrepreneurship or scaling your young practice in the built environment, moderated by Arch. Rosemary Litunya. Blue Violets Plaza, Suite 704, Kamburu Drive; Friday 9 October, 2 to 5 PM. Free for members in good standing, KES 1,500 for non-members.
View on X - Happy World Habitat Day! Houses are more than buildings; they are where life happens. On World Habitat Day, we re-commit to planning and designing inclusive, resilient and sustainable habitats for all Kenyans.
View on X - Happy World Architecture Day! What does a dignified home mean to you? Today we join architects worldwide in affirming that decent, affordable shelter must be for everyone, not a privilege for a few. Let's design for people, for equity, and for a better tomorrow.
View on X - Happy Customer Service Week from AAK! We appreciate our members, partners, clients, and staff. Thank you for your continued trust and collaboration. We remain committed to serving you with professionalism, integrity and excellence. Jacob Mwangi, Chief Executive Officer, AAK.
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DMJ Architects
Founded by Robert Marshall in 1965, DMJ Architects is a Nairobi based firm renowned for exceptional design in sensitive environment landscapes such as the Serengeti National Park and the Kenyan Coast.
Galleria Gardens
Swiss Chancery Nairobi
Buffalo Mall
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