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Gerald Jerry Magutu - Curriculum Vitae.

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BACKGROUND _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth April 21, 1957

Nationality Kenyan

Marital Status Married

Occupation Registered Practising Architect and,

Professor of Architecture & Building Science,

University of Nairobi.

EDUCATION _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Berkeley, CA 94720

1986 - 1989 Ph.D. in Architecture (Degree conferred, 1989).

1985 - 1986 Master of Architecture – M.Arch. (Degree conferred, 1986).

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi 1978 - 1984 Bachelor of Architecture, B.Arch., First Class Honors (Degree

conferred, 1984).

ST. PAUL'S HIGH SCHOOL P.O. Amukura, Busia

1976 -1977 East African Advanced Certificate of Education -

E.A.A.C.E. (3 Principles & 1 Subsidiary Pass, 16 out of

probable 19 points).

NYAMBARIA SECONDARY SCHOOL P.O. Box 594, Kisii 1972 -1975 East African Ordinary Certificate of Education -

E.A.C.E. (First Division).

MOBAMBA PRIMARY SCHOOL P.O. Box 841, Keroka 1976 -1977 Certificate of Primary Education - C.P.E (29 out of

probable 36 points).

AWARDS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CV RAMAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Senior Research Fellow Feb.-Apr. 2011 Senior Research Fellowship Award to undertake research on

Low Cost Building Materials and Construction Technologies at the

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM), with Professor

Ravindra Gettu (Professor of Civil Engineering) as ‘Host Scientist’.

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA (AAK) Awards of Excellence June 14, 2008 Award for Academic Excellence for contribution towards

Architectural training, awarded at the 40th AAK Celebrations on:

METROPOLIS BEYOND VISION 2030 held at the Kenyatta

International Conference Center (KICC), June 12–14, 2008.

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA Millennium Awards of Excellence Sept. 19, 2006 Silver Award for the Zed House in Lavington Estate at the

Meritorious Millennium Gold Awards of Architectural

Design Excellence by the Master Jury comprised of:

Architect Femi Majekodunmi (former President of the

African Union of Architects, AUA, and Trustee of the

International Union of Architects, IUA); Professor Rodney

Harber (Professor of Architecture at the University of Cape

Town, South Africa, and Chairman of the Education Board,

AUA); Architect Joel Kateregga (Council Member of the

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AUA) and Architect Shabani Mwatawala (Council Member).

Sept. 19, 2006 Bronze Award for the Salonika Apartments on Muthaiga

Road, Lavington Estate, at the Meritorious Millennium

Gold Awards of Architectural Design Excellence by the

Master Jury comprised of: Architect Femi Majekodunmi

(former President of the African Union of Architects, AUA,

and Trustee of the International Union of Architects, IUA);

Professor Rodney Harber (Professor of Architecture at the

University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Chairman of the

Education Board, AUA); Architect Joel Kateregga (Council

Member of the AUA) and Architect Shabani Mwatawala

(Council Member of the AUA).

THE ROCKEFELLER CAREERS AWARD Rockefeller Foundation 1996/97 African Careers Award – Postdoctoral Research

Award to undertake research on low cost building materials and

technologies in Kenya.

ACADEMIC FELLOW Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK October 1994 - July 1995 Commonwealth Academic Fellow to the School of

Architecture, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

MAYOR'S MERITORIOUS AWARD City of Oakland, USA. November 25, 1989 Awarded for professional participation in the planning

and designing of programs to re-house displaced

people following the Roma Prieta Earthquake destruction

of October 17, 1989 in the Bay Area of California.

THE ROCKEFELLER INTERNSHIP AWARD Rockefeller Foundation, USA 1987/88 African Doctoral Internship Award (ADIAP) – Awarded to

Outstanding African Graduate Student enrolled in a U.S.

University, to undertake supervised doctoral field research.

RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP AWARD Institute of International Studies (IIS), Berkeley, USA

1987/1988 Awarded the John L. Simpson Research Apprenticeship for

academic excellence in graduate work to undertake directed

research under Professor Richard L. Meier (Professor of

Environmental Design at Berkeley) on reformulating sites and

services and squatter upgrading urban housing programs

in developing countries.

THE ROCCA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IIS, Berkeley, USA 1987/1988 Awarded the Andrew and Mary Thompson Rocca

Scholarship for partial field work expenses conducted

in Kenya for the Ph.D. thesis.

EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMME SCHOLARSHIP Information Agency, USA

1985-1990 Scholarship awarded to undertake Graduate Studies in

Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley,

for the University of Nairobi Faculty Training Program.

JOMO KENYATTA SCHOLARSHIP Jomo Kenyatta Foundation

1972-1975 Scholarship awarded for best Divisional Results in the

Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) Examinations to

cover Tuition fees for Secondary Education.

MEMBERSHIP _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CULTURAL ASPECTS OF DESIGN City University of New York, USA September 1988 to Present Network Member of the Environmental Design Research Association

(EDRA) researchers and professionals with interest on Cultural


Issues in Environmental Design.

AFRICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (AAS) Duduville, Nairobi

February 1989 to Present Registered as Member of the Academy.

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN University of California at Berkeley (UCB) 1989 to Present Member of the Alumnus Association, College of

Environmental Design, UCB.

BOARD OF REGISTRATION (BORAQS) Architects and Quantity Surveyors May 1992 to Present Registered as an Architect in accordance with the terms

of the Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act (CAP

525) of the Laws of Kenya.

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA (AAK) Professional Center, Nairobi June 1992 to Present Elected Corporate Member of the Architectural Association of Kenya

(AAK).

THE ROCKEFELLER SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION New York, U.S.A. 1988 to Present Recipient of the Doctoral Internship Award - 1987/88

(ADIAP) and Postdoctoral Award - 1996/97 (ACA).

THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES London, U.K. 1994/95 to Present Commonwealth Fellow, following the Commonwealth Fellowship

Award for Academic Year 1994/1995 as an Exchange Lecturer

to the Department of Architecture, University of Newcastle upon

Tyne, United Kingdom (U.K.).

MARQUIS WHO’s WHO IN THE WORLD New Jersey, U.S.A. 15th Edition Publication Personal biography included among other Reference-

(1997) to date worthy Profiles of the Marquis Who’s Who in the World.

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION (EAAE)

1997 to Present Delegate Member to the European Association for

Architectural Education (EAAE).

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA (AAK) Professional Center, Nairobi March 2015 to Present Elected Fellow Member of the Architectural Association of Kenya

(FAAK).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

November 1984 to Present Appointment as member of Teaching Faculty in the Department

of Architecture, University of Nairobi (Promoted to: Lecturer

in 1990; Senior Lecturer in 1992 and Associate Professor in

1998, Full Professor 2016 – teaching Undergraduate and

Postgraduate students in:

Design Studio, Research Methods, Urban Design, Theory of

Urban Design, Housing and Human Settlements.

February - April 2011 Visiting Senior Research Fellow to the Indian Institute of

Technology (MIIT), Chennai, under the auspices of the CV

Raman Senior Research Fellowship Award, hosted in the

Department of Civil Engineering to undertake research on

Appropriate Building Materials and Technologies. During

this tour, I also gave ‘Guest lectures in Urban Low Cost

Housing to Engineering and Urban Planning students of the

Institute, participated in their Post-graduate weekly Seminars


and Field tours; and also one Guest lecture each to students of

Architecture in the neighbouring universities.

October 1994 to July 1995 Visiting Lecturer to the School of Architecture at the

University of Newcastle upon Tyne under the auspices

of the Association of Commonwealth Universities'

Academic Fellowship Award. During this tenure, I was

actively engaged in the teaching of both undergraduate

and Post-graduate students in Architecture and Urban

Design (this stint entailed accompanying students for

Architectural Study Tours to the City of London and

Paris and other cities in Southern France).

1989/90 Academic Year Appointed as Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, University

of California at Berkeley in charge of: Social and Cultural Factors

in Architecture and Urban Design. Responsibilities included

lecturing, directing and overseeing duties of Graduate Student

Instructors/Teaching Assistants GSIs/TAs) and grading of students’

work.

1988/89 Academic Year Appointed Teaching Assistant (TA) at UCB to conduct

tutorials as well as review and grade students' work at the

department of Architecture, College of Environmental Design,

University of California, Berkeley.

POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION University of Nairobi _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Completed and Awarded Doctoral (Ph.D.) Degrees:

1. Rukwaro R.W.: Kenyan Maasai Architecture in a

Changing Culture, degree awarded in 1997

2. Maina S.J.M.: Traditional Art among the Maasai of Kenya:

Aesthetic, Functional and Socio-Cultural Significance, degree

awarded in 2000

3. Osanjo L. A.: Product Design Practice within Micro and Small

Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. Case Study of Sofa Entrepreneurs in

Gikomba Market, Nairobi, degree awarded 2012

4. Kassim, M.O.: An Evaluation of the Conservation of a Swahili

Town: Case Study of Lamu World Heritage Site, degree awarded

in 2014

Completed and Awarded Master of Architecture Degrees:

1. Otieno, Allan: Informal Settlement and Commercial Activities in

Peri-Urban Satellite Kawangware, degree awarded in 2002

2. Milikau, Emmanuel: Post Occupancy Evaluation: Buruburu

Phase V Case Study, degree awarded in 2002

3. Maina, Joseph: Building Technology for External Wall Cladding

Materials, degree awarded in 2006

4. Mukeku, Joseph: Architecture for the Urban Poor: A Case Study

of Nairobi, degree awarded in 2006

5. Odwallo, Onyango Jarret: Buruburu Housing Projects: A Post

Occupancy Study, degree awarded in 2007

6. Olawo, Gideon George: Solar Energy: A Case for its Application


in Tropical Architecture, degree awarded in 2007

7. Momanyi, J.: Precast Concrete in High-rise Building: A Case of

Tele-posta Towers, degree awarded in 2008

8. Sujesh S.P.: Day-lighting Performance of Light Shelf,

degree awarded in 2008

9. Ngumo, R.K.: A Re-examination of Nairobi’s Urban Open Space

Design: The Case of Jeevanjee Gardens, degree awarded in 2011

10. Kibe, S.K.: Sustainable Urban Design Approach for Dumpsite

Rehabilitation: Case of Decommissioning Dandora Dumpsite for

Urban Park, degree awarded in 2014.

EXTERNAL EXAMINER International & Local _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Completed and Awarded Doctoral (Ph.D.) Degrees:

1. External Examiner for Mr. Camilus Thomas Lekule’s

Ph.D. thesis titled: Place Dynamics: Meaning of Urban Space to

Residents in Keko Magurumbasi Informal Settlement, in Dar es

Salaam, Tanzania, degree awarded in 2004 by the School of

Architecture, the Royal Danish College of Fine Arts,

Copenhagen, Denmark.

2. External Examiner for Mr. Njuguna, B.M. Ph.D. thesis on:

Continuity and Conservation in Conservation: A Study of the

Relationship between Attitudes and the Built Environment in

Historic Urban Areas, degree awarded in 2011 by Jomo Kenyatta

University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).

Completed and Awarded Master of Urban Design Degrees:

1. External Examiner for Mr. Makan, E. Master of Urban Design

thesis on: Influence of Visual Aspects of Urban Open Spaces on

People’s Evaluative Responses: A Case of Nairobi Central

Business District, Degree awarded in 2011 by the Jomo Kenyatta


2. External Examiner for Ms. Bhoyyo, B.M. Master of Urban

Design thesis on: Urban Design Factors that Influence Women’s’

Choice of Route of Movement: The Case of Nairobi’s Central

Business District, degree awarded in 2011 by the Jomo Kenyatta


3. External Examiner for Mr. Onyango, N.O. Master of Urban

Design thesis on: Influence of Urban Design Characteristics on

Social Relations: The Case of Nairobi Business District, degree

awarded in 2013 by the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture

and Technology (JKUAT).

4. External Examiner for Ms. Nthiwa, C.W. Master of Urban

Design thesis on: Influence of Physical Characteristics of Edges

on Activities of Public Urban Open Spaces: A Case of Mombasa

Town Public Open Spaces, degree awarded in 2013 by the by the

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

(JKUAT).

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS & WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION AND PRESENTATION ________________________________________________________________________________


ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF PLANNING Los Angeles, California

November 4 - 7, 1987 Physical Planning: An Assessment of the Field, joint

paper presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).

BUILT FORM & INTERCULTURAL PROCESSES Tempe, Arizona

November 9 - 12, 1989 the Socio-Cultural and Economic Factors in Planning

and Architectural Design of Low-Income Settlements in

Developing Countries, presented at the 3rd International

and Interdisciplinary Conference held at Arizona State

University, USA, and published as a Proceeding

MINISTRY OF LANDS AND HOUSING Kericho, Kenya

September 5-7, 1991 Guidelines for Slum Upgrading in Kenya: Socio-

Cultural Factors. Paper presented at Seminar on Slum

Upgrading in Kenya held in Midwest Hotel, Kericho,

organised by the Housing Department of the Ministry

of Housing and Public Works.

MINISTRY OF LANDS AND HOUSING Kericho, Kenya

September 5-7, 1991 Technical Guidelines for Slum Upgrading in Kenya.

Paper presented at Seminar on Slum Upgrading in

Kenya held in Midwest Hotel, Kericho, Kenya.

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA Nairobi, Kenya

November 13 - 17, 1991 Rural-urban Migration in Kenya: Emerging Trends.

Paper presented to Seminar held at the Silver Springs

Hotel, Nairobi, by the Town Planning Chapter of the

Architectural Association of Kenya.

WORLD BANK/UN COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

August 19-20, 1993 Non-motorized Urban Transport: The Central

Business District - A Designer’s Perspective. Paper

presented at a Workshop sponsored by UNHCHS

(UN Habitat) and the Ford Foundation held in Nairobi,

Milimani Hotel, August 19-20, 1993.

SHELTER AFRIQUE Company for Habitat and Housing in Africa.

September 10, 1993 Professional Staff Forum - Participation in the

discussion of Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs)

and its implications on the housing sector. Participants

were drawn from professionals in civil service, Bankers

And Financiers.

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HOUSING Government of Kenya

October 1993 Building Toward a Maintenance Culture: The Need for Enabling

Instruments. Joint Paper (with Mr. Kigara Kamweru, Department of

Architecture) prepared for First National Seminar on the Promotion

of Building and Construction Industry in Kenya at the Kenyatta

International Conference Center (K.I.C.C.), October 12 – 15, 1999,

Nairobi.

UNCHS (HABITAT)/FORD FOUNDATION Nairobi, Kenya

November 12, 1993 Equalisation through Design: Integrating of the Disabled in Built

Environments. Paper presented at Workshop on Equalisation of

Opportunities for Disabled People, held at the Safari Park Hotel,

Nairobi.

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (IFLA)

February 1994 Integration of Landscape Architecture with Architecture Schools.


Paper Presented at the IFLA Seminar on Landscape Architecture at

The Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, February 23-26, 1994.

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

December 1994 Presented paper entitled, An Integrative Approach to Dwelling and

Work among the Urban Low-Income Communities of the Developing

World: Case Studies from Kenya, at the ‘International Symposium

on People, Place and Development’ held at the University of

Newcastle upon Tyne, December 1-2, 1994.

AFRICAN UNION OF ARCHITECTS (AUA) CONFERENCE Nairobi, Kenya

October 1995 Social and Cultural Aspects in Housing for the Urban Poor. Paper

presented at the AUA Conference on ‘The African Vision in the Era

of Globalization’ held at the K.I.C.C. and the Intercontinental Hotel,

Nairobi, October 17-20, 1995.

KENYA DAAD SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION Nairobi, Kenya

November 1995 Construction Industry and Its Relationship to Architectural

Training. Paper Presented at the Conference on Strengthening

Links Between Universities and Industry held at the Lenana Mount

Hotel, Nairobi, Nov. 27- Dec.1, 1995.

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING University of Nairobi.

December 1995 Urban and Regional Planning in Kenya: A Review of Policies and

Development Strategies, 1963-1990. Resource Paper presented at a

Workshop of appraising urban and regional planning policy

development strategies in Kenya, held at the Silver Springs Hotel,

Nairobi, December 14-15, 1995.

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT University of Nairobi

November 1996 Session Chair and Discussant. First Regional Conference on

Construction Management - Eastern Africa Context (sponsored by

DAAD), held at Garden Hotel, Machakos, December 20-23, 1996.

EUROPEAN UNION European Commission to the Republic of Kenya

March 1997 Participant and Session Chair - Urban Development Workshop

organized by the European Union, held at the Mayfair Hotel,

Nairobi, March 13-14, 1997.

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT University of Nairobi

November 1999 Session Chair and Discussant. Regional Conference on Urban Land

Use Construction Management - Eastern Africa Context (sponsored

by DAAD), held at Garden Hotel, Machakos, November 20 – 23,

1999.

URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICE CONFERENCE Nairobi, Kenya February 2000 Paper submitted for The Urban Land Management

Practice Conference titled: ‘Land for housing the urban poor,

Kenyan case’. Conference organised by the Department of Land

Development of the University of Nairobi, sponsored by German

Academic Exchange Program (DAAD), Mount Kenya Safari Club,

Nairobi, February 25 – 26, 2000.

THE NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE Uppsala, Denmark

June 2000 Paper titled: Urban Land Use Patterns and Services Provision to

Informal Settlements at the Conference on ‘The Formal and Informal

City – What Happens at the Interface?’ June 15 – 18, 2000, Uppsala,

Denmark.

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA Whitesands Hotel, Mombasa


July 2001 Resource Person and Keynote Speaker. National Convention on

New Trends of Project Procurement and Implementation, paper

presented on The Case of Consortiums, White sands Hotel,

Mombasa, July 18 – 20, 2001.

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA Sunset Hotel, Kisumu

September 2002 Resource Person and Keynote Speaker at the National

Convention on Practice Trends in the Construction Industry, Sunset

Hotel, Kisumu, September 10 13 2002.

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION OF KENYA Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi

September 2004 Resource Person to ‘Continuous Professional Development

(CPD) Seminar on Revival and Promotion of Professional

Value for Architects and Quantity Surveyors – Paper presented

titled: Contemporary Practices in Building Industry, Safari Park

Hotel, Nairobi, September 15 – 17, 2004.

THE IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW University of Nairobi

October 2004 the Role and Impact of Town Planning and Urban Design in

Environmental Sustainability. Paper Presented to the Second

International Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental

Law held at the Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, October 4 –

7, 2004.

BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS AND QUANTITY SURVEYORS

April 2006 Resource Person to: Continuous Professional Development

Seminar organised by the Board of Registration of Architects and

Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) on: Challenges Facing Professionals

in the Construction Industry Presented paper titled: Effects of

Politics and Government Policies on the Performance of Built

Environment Professionals, Panari Hotel, Nairobi, April 27, 2006.

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Taifa Hall, University of Nairobi

October 2007 Participant: Transformative Leadership and Results Based

Management (RBM), a Training Seminar for Academic Staff, Taifa

Hall, University of Nairobi, October 26, 2007.

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI/UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND (Wits) Nairobi

May 2008 Discussant: Seminar to discuss Research Findings of Large-scale

Landlordism in Multi-story Districts of Nairobi by Professor Marie

Huchzermeye (School of Architecture and Planning at Wits) and,

The Relationship between Urban Land Conflicts and Inequity: A

Case Study of Nairobi (by Mr. Luke Obala, Ph.D. Candidate at

Witwatersrand, South Africa, held At Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi,

May 27, 2008.

UN HABITAT Gigiri, Nairobi

March 2010 Paper presented on: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings in

Eastern Africa, Kenya Chapter, National Consultative Workshop

held at the United Nations Offices, Gigiri, Nairobi, March 12, 2010.

FRENCH INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN AFRICA (IFRA) Alliance Francaise

April 2011 Paper presented on: Challenges of Slum Upgrading projects in

Nairobi, Kenya, Conference held at Alliance Francaise, Nairobi,

April 6 – 7, 2011.

INTERNATIONAL STONE SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM Design Power Consultants

July/August, 2011 Paper presented on: Cultural Expressions through Sculpture and

Architecture in Africa, Workshop held at Kisii University College,

July 31 – August 31, 2011.


DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING SCIENCE University of Nairobi

August 2011 Discussant for Paper presented by Prof. Rukwaro titled: In Search of

Architectural form Creation in Nature and Culture, 2nd Annual

Eastern Africa Regional Workshop and Exhibition held at the

Department of Architecture and Building Science, University of

Nairobi, August 17 – 18, 2011.

BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS AND QUANTITY SURVEYORS (BORAQS)

September 2011 Paper presented on: Professionalism, Ethical Practice and Image

Building, Workshop held for Architects and Quantity Surveyors at

Professional Centre, Nairobi, September 22 – 23, 2011.

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING SCIENCE University of Nairobi

August 2013 Participant at the 4th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Workshop and

Exhibition held at the Department of Architecture and Building

Science, University of Nairobi, August 26 – 31, 2013.

KOPIKEN AUTHORS (RIGHTHOLDERS) WORKSHOP Viking House, Westlands, Nairobi

March 2014 Participant at Workshop on Authorship in Kenya, Copyright and

Related Issues, Laico Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, March 27,

2014.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK/UN-HABITAT Gigiri, Nairobi

October 2014 Paper presented on: Kenya’s Housing Dynamics at the AfDB/UN-

Habitat Workshop on Housing Sector in Africa held at the UN-

Habitat, Gigiri, Nairobi, October 7 – 10, 2014.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ________________________________________________________________________________

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI Department of Architecture

1983/84 Carried out investigative study on Makina: An Urban Phenomenon

(A Case Study of an Informal Settlement in the city of Nairobi) for the

partial fulfilment of the University Examinations for the degree Bachelor of Architecture (Unpublished

Thesis), Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi.

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, LEUVEN Postgraduate Studies Center for Housing

June - July 1984 Through the Housing Research and Development Unit (HRDU) of

the Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi, carried out

contracted research work on selected Housing Clusters in Squatter

Settlements of the City of Nairobi for the Centre of Postgraduate

Studies in Housing, Katholiek University of Leuven, Belgium.

UNITED NATIONS Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

September - December 1984 Through the Housing Research and Development Unit (HRDU) of

the Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi, carried out

and wrote two manuscript chapters for FAO's proposed book:

Design Manual on Farm Structures in East and Southern Africa, co-

coordinated by Lennart Bengtsson of FAO office, Rome.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Department of Architecture

1985/86 Thesis Research on Role of Informal Settlements in

Housing: Nairobi Case Study for the partial fulfilment of the

University Examinations for the degree Master of Architecture

(Unpublished Thesis), Department of Architecture, University of

California, Berkeley.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Department of Architecture

1986 - 1989 Dissertation Research on Urban Low-income Housing

and Community Development in Developing Countries:


A Reformulation with Case Studies from Kenya. Unpublished

Thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for

the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture at the University of

California, Berkeley.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC) Ottawa, Canada

1991 Detailed research proposal to IDRC for funding, on Housing and

Infrastructure for the Urban Poor: The Issue of Land Availability

and Use in Urban Kenya.

UNCHS (HABITAT)/FORD FOUNDATION Nairobi, Kenya

1992 Research Proposal Competition, with Dr. Joyce Malombe of

Housing and Development Unit (HRDU), titled 'Towards

Strengthening Survival Strategies for the Urban Poor in Kenya', for

the Urban Management Programme Research Competition on

Urban Poverty in Eastern and Southern Africa: 1992-1994.

WORLD BANK/MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, Policy Planning Task Group

1994 Joint Research Proposal, with Mr. Tom Anyamba of the

Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi, on: Applied

Research on Low Cost Construction Materials for Low-income

Urban Housing in Kenya.

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION African Career Awards (ACA)

Sept. 1996 to Oct. 1997 The Rockefeller (ACA) Award to carry out Post-

doctoral research on Low-cost Building Materials for

Housing in Kenya.

CENTER FOR URBAN RESEARCH Nairobi Centennial Celebration

1999 Chapter contribution: ‘Architectural Landmarks’ to

the proposed book, One Hundred Years of the City of

Nairobi: A Study in Urban and Regional Planning

(Edited by Professor R.A. Obudho of the Center of

Urban Research).

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITETURE AND BUILDING SCIENCE University of Nairobi

2006 to 2009 1. Post Occupancy Evaluation Study of Selected Housing Schemes

by the Housing Finance of Kenya (HFCK) in the city of Nairobi.

Presentation in the Departmental Seminar Series

2. Urban Design issues in the city of Nairobi Central Business

District: Buildings and Open Spaces. Presentation in the

Departmental Seminar Series

3. Urban Housing in Developing Countries: The Social and

Technological Bases. Presentations in Departmental Seminars

Series

2012 to Present Principal Researcher for the C.S.P. University in German, and

Department of Architecture and Building Science of the University

of Nairobi, for: The replacement of polystyrene with local vegetable

raw material in sandwich panels for housing construction

2014 to Present African Development Bank/UN Habitat study on: Housing Market

Dynamics in Africa. The overarching objective of this study is to

provide a detailed analysis of Africa’s housing market and better

understand the main constraints preventing African governments,

private sector and other stake-holders from serving the lower end

market.

PUBLICATIONS


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CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RESEARCH Berkeley, California

1988 Urban Low-Income Housing in Developing Countries:

Case Study, Kenya. Working Paper, CEDR-WP-01-88.

JOURNAL OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH Chicago, U.S.A.

1990 Joint authorship Journal article entitled: Physical Planning

Thought: Retrospect and Prospect, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 53-70.

AFRICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES WORKSHOP Naivasha, Kenya

July 16-18, 1990 Paper presented to Workshop on Scientific Research in

Africa, Anecdotes on Field Research and Experience in

Africa: Findings and Prospects, in Whydah, Vol. 2, No.3.

JOURNAL OF "RUPSEA" Harare, Zimbabwe

1991 Sites and Services for Low Income Housing: Turner

and the World Bank, in Journal of the Association of

Rural and Urban Planners in Southern and Eastern

Africa (RUPSEA), pp. 35-56.

PEOPLE, PLACE & DEVELOPMENT Conference Proceedings

1994 An Integrative Approach to Dwelling and Work Among

the Urban Low-Income Communities in the Developing

World, Published in the Conference Proceedings of the

International Symposium on People, Place & Development,

December 1-2, 1994, Centre for Architectural Research and

Development Overseas (CARDO), University of Newcastle

upon Tyne, U.K. pp. 454-478.

EKISTICS Athens, Greece

1995 The Role of Informal Settlements in Housing Urban

Low-income Households: Case Study of Mathare

Settlement, Nairobi, Ekistics 366, May/June 1994; 367,

July/August 1995, pp. 206-215.

ENVIRONMENT AND URBANISATION London, U.K.

1997 An Appraisal of Chaani Low-income Housing Program

in Kenya, Environment and Urbanization, Volume 9,

No. 2, October 1997, pp. 307-320.

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION African Career Awards (ACA)

1999 Low-cost Building Materials for Housing in Kenya,

Report of Research findings for the Rockefeller

Foundation’s ‘African Career Awards (ACA)’, The Rockefeller

Foundation, Washington DC, USA.

THE ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW RESEARCH STUDIES Publication Series

2006 The Role and Impact of Town Planning and Urban

Design in Environmental Sustainability. Paper published in

Proceedings of ‘Land Use for Sustainable Development, Second

Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law’ held at

the Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, October 8, 2004. Cambridge

University Press, U.K.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Tunis, Tunisia

2011 Bank publication of Consultancy Report on: Universities Needs

Assessment (Training facilities, Staffing, Infrastructure and

Equipment) for the Government of Uganda’s Public Universities AfDB,

Tunis, Tunisia.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY


2014 Publication of paper titled: Towards Populization of Low Cost

Building Materials and Technologies for Urban Housing in

Developing Countries, Vol. 2 No. 1, January 2015 (pp. 20 – 43).

GLOBAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Institute for Research & Education

2015 Publication titled: The Role and Impact of Physical Town Planning,

Urban Design and Architectural Building Practices in

Environmental Sustainability, Vol. 4(1), January – February, 2015

(pp. 17 – 20).

BOOK PUBLICATION Scholars’ Press

2015 Publication of book titled: Urban Low-Income Housing and

Community Development: A Reformulation with Case Studies from

Kenya, 2015, Scholars’ Press, OmniScriptum GmbH & Co.,

Saarbrucken, Germany.

UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT, ADMINSTRATION AND EXAMINING ________________________________________________________________________________

1990/91 - Present Served severally as Examiner, in the School Board of Examiners for

Masters and Doctoral Examinees for the awards of higher degrees in

the now School of the Built Environment

1990/91- 1991/92 Served as Examinations Officer and member of Curriculum

Committee for the Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Department of

Architecture

1991/92 to September 1994 Served as Year Master, Fourth Year of the B.Arch.

Program

1992/93 Member of the Committee on Appointments and

Promotions (College of Architecture and Engineering)

for the drafting of Appointments and Promotions

Criteria Guidelines Document for Academic Staff.

Mar. 1992 to Aug. 1994 Served (by election) as Chairman of the Faculty

Postgraduate Studies Committee (FPSC) - Committee in-

charge of overseeing and directing the conduct of

Postgraduate programs within the Faculty of

Architecture, Design and Development.

1992/93 Served (by election) as Chairman of Faculty Planning,

Programming and Budgeting Committee, within the

framework of the Ministry of Education's ‘World Bank

Policy Planning Task Group (PPTG)’

Aug. 1995 to Nov. 1998 Served as Substantive Chairman of the Department of Architecture

on appointment by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi,

during which time I initiated and coordinated Curriculum

development for the two-tier undergraduate degrees in Architecture

(i.e. Bachelor of Architectural Studies, BAS and Bachelor of

Architecture, B.Arch.)

1995/96 to Present Served severally as Senate/College Representative for

the College of Architecture and Engineering Academic

Appointment Committees.

1996 (May 30 - June 18) Appointed Acting Dean of the Faculty of Architecture,

Design and Development by the Vice Chancellor of the


1997 (May 29) Nomination by the Deputy Vice Chancellor


(Administration and Finance) as Chair of Non-academic

Appointment Committee in the Academic division.

1998 (July 29) Nomination by the Deputy Vice Chancellor

(Administration and Finance) as Chair of Disciplinary

Committee in Transport Division.

1998 (Feb. 15 to July 6) Appointed Acting Dean of the Faculty of Architecture,

Design and Development by the Vice Chancellor of the


2000 to Present Serving as Postgraduate Coordinator,

Department of Architecture and Building Science.

Jun. 2002 – May 2006 Served as Member of the Sub-committee of the

University Management Board (UMB) of the University

of Nairobi (Kagiko Committee) for: ‘The Review of

Policy, Training, Promotion and Establishment’ Document.

2004 – 2006 Nominated as College Representative (College of

Architecture and Engineering) to the Board of Postgraduate

Studies Committee (BPS) by the College Academic Board.

2006 – 2009 Appointed Member of the Board of Postgraduate

Studies Committee (BPS) of the University of Nairobi

by the Vice Chancellor.

Aug. 4, 2006 Member, Board of Examiners for Mr. Masu’s Ph.D.

thesis titled, An Investigation into the Resource Mix

in Construction Projects in Kenya: A Case of the

Construction Firms in Kenya, Department of Real

Estate and Construction Management, University of

Nairobi.

March 14, 2008 Member, Board of Examiners for Mr. Peter Amalo Makachia’s

Ph.D. Thesis titled: A Strategic Approach to Dweller-Initiated

Transformations in Housing: Case Study of Dweller-Initiated

Transformations in Urban Housing in Low and Middle-Income

Estates in Eastlands, Nairobi.

May 2010 Appointed Member, Evaluation Committee of the Proposed

Redevelopment of the University Plot L.R. No. 1/514, Kilimani, City

of Nairobi, by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration and

Finance).

May 2008 – Aug. 2010 Appointed Chairman of the College of Architecture and

Engineering Disposal Committee by the Vice Chancellor.

Aug./Sept.2008 Appointed Acting Director, by the Vice Chancellor, of the Board of

Postgraduate Studies (BPS), University of Nairobi.

Nov. 5, 2014 Internal Examiner, Board of Examiners for Mr. Omar Kassim

Mwamba’s Ph.D. Thesis titled: An Evaluation of the Conservation

of a Swahili Town: A Case Study of Lamu World Heritage Site.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND CONSULTANCY _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ZED - ARCH (K) Architects Architects

September 1991 - Present Principal of Zed – Arch (K) Architectural Private Practice, projects

undertaken include: Designing, preparation of Working Drawings,

Construction Supervision and Contract Administration/Management


of Extensions, Renovations and New works of residences,

housing projects with support facilities, institutional buildings

and commercial developments.

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (OCD) City of Oakland, California

August 1989 - May 1990 Internship Student Training, assisted in monitoring

programs of the Housing Development Department,

a unit of the OCD, to ascertain contractors' compliance

with Municipal requirements in the execution of contracts.

FACULTY PROJECTS OFFICE (FPO) University of Nairobi

December 1984 - April 1985 Assistant Architect (with Dr. G.B. Hanjari, FPO

Co-ordinator) in the designing of Housing Project (18

Maisonettes) in Lamu for a private developer and, the

design of Methodist Guest House at Lavington, Nairobi.

GITHUNGURI & COLLINS ARCHITECTS Nairobi, Kenya

June - October, 1984 Assistant Architect in the designing and preparation of

working drawings and supervision for the Maraba

Railway Headquarters.

MAJOR DESIGNS, PROPOSALS, COMPETITIONS AND CONSULTANCY ________________________________________________________________________________

THE PTA BANK HEADQUARTERS Bujumbura

November, 1991 In response to an Advertisement, submitted feasibility

study with other consultants in the building industry under the

auspices of ZED - ARCH (K) Architects, for the Proposed

Construction of PTA Bank Headquarters in Bujumbura.

OFFICE COMPLEX FOR USAID Bujumbura

January, 1992 In response to an Advertisement, submitted a Technical

proposal as lead consultant under the Faculty Projects Office (FPO)

for the University of Nairobi for the Design and Construction

Supervision of USAID's proposed Office Complex in Bujumbura –

ranked second best.

SHELTER AFRIQUE HEADQUARTERS Nairobi, Kenya

October, 1993 FPO Design Team Leader for the Design Competition of the

Proposed Headquarters for Shelter Afrique at Upper Hill,

city of Nairobi.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTERS Nakuru, Embu and Mombasa

March, 2001 In response to a ‘Request for Proposals, Solicitation

No. 623-01-006’ by the USAID’s sponsored projects for

the ‘Design and Construct of Three Blood Transfusion

Centres in Embu, Mombasa and Nakuru, Kenya’.

IUCEA HEADQUARTERS & COMPLEX Kyambogo, City of Kampala, Uganda

August, 2008 In response to a ‘Request for Proposals, submitted a Design

Proposal for the Inter-universities’ Council of East Africa (IUCEA)

comprised of Secretariat, Shopping mall complex, Conferencing-

and Recreational facilities, under University of Nairobi Enterprises

and Services (UNES).

HIGHER EDUCATION LOANS BOARD PROPOSED HEADQUARTERS Upper hill, Nairobi

December, 2008 Team Leader in Bid to provide Consultancy Services (Architectural,

Engineering, Quantity Surveying and Project Management to

HELB’s ‘Request for Proposals’ as advertised in the local dailies,

under UNES.

CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY Arboretum Dr. Nairobi


2008 to Present Project Architect for the proposed University of Nairobi Centre for

Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP),

completed the design, costing and preparation of Marketing

Brochure for solicitation of Project funds by the CASELAP

Foundation.

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI INSTITUTE OF HEAD & NECK SURGICAL SCIENCES Kilimani

2010 to Present Project Architect and Lead consultant for the proposed University of

Nairobi Institute of Head and Neck Surgical Sciences (UNIHANSS),

completed the design, contract documents and Marketing Brochures

for Project funding by the University.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AfDB) Kampala, Uganda April. 2011 - July 2011 Commissioned by the African Development Bank (ADB) as

Consultant Architect to carry out Universities Needs Assessment

(Training facilities, Staffing, Infrastructure and Equipment) for the

Government of Uganda’s Public Universities for ADB’s funding.

PROPOSED KONZA TECHNO CITY PAVILLION Konza, Machakos County

2013 to Present Local Architect for the proposed Konza Techno City Pavilion by

SHoP Architects of New York, USA, completed designs and contract

documentation awaiting project implementation by the Ministry of

Information, Communications and Technology of the Government

of Kenya.

PROPOSED PEARL RESIDENCE Kileleshwa, City of Nairobi

2013 to Present Local Architect for the proposed Pearl Residence by King’s Royal

Group Developers consisted of high-end Apartments with support

facilities, in collaboration with Taher Habib Architects from India,

under construction and expected to be completed by December

2015.

PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ________________________________________________________________________________

July - November 1991 Served as Member of the Housing Committee (Ministry of Lands

and Housing) in reviewing Planning Regulations and the Building

Code as used by the Local Authorities so as to make recommendations

that can facilitate low-income housing

development.

May 1992 - March 1994 Elected Council Member of the Architectural

Association of Kenya (AAK).

July 1992 - March 1994 Elected Chairman, Board of Architectural Education

(BAE), Architects' Chapter, AAK.

July 1992 - 1997 Served as Examiner (Written and Orals) for the

Professional Qualifying Examinations (Architects’

Chapter) conducted by Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK)

on behalf of the Board of Registration for Architects and Quantity

Surveyors (BORAQS)

May 24-27, 1992 Served as Juror for the adjudication and selection of

best designed buildings/projects of the Built

Environment in Kenya, for Citation and Awards by the

AAK's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

June 14, 1993 Public Service Commission Board Member for the

Interviewing Panel of Chief Architect for the Ministry

of Works.

May 1993 - Aug. 1994 Elected Chairman, Board of Architectural Education for


the East African Institute of Architects (EAIA).

1998 March - Sept. 2006 Appointed Member, Board of Governors, Thika

Technical Training Institute by the Minister for

Research and Technology.

November 1998 – Dec. 2004 Elected Deacon of the Nairobi Central Seventh Day

Adventist Church (NCSDAC), serving as Assistant Head Deacon.

Dec. 2004 to Present Elected Elder of the Nairobi Central Seventh Day Adventist

Church (NCSDAC)

Dec. 2005 to Dec. 2014 Elected Assistant Head Elder of the Nairobi Central Seventh Day

Adventist Church (NCSDAC).

Jan. 2015 to Present Elected Elder of the Nairobi Central Seventh Day

Adventist Church (NCSDAC).

2007 August Appointed by the Ministry of State for Public Service (MSPS),

Office of the President, as Adjudication Consultant and Team

Leader Co-ordinating University of Nairobi Consultants, for the

Public Service Week of August 13 to 17, 2007 - to formulate

Criteria and Adjudication of the Show-casing Public Service

Delivery by the Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

Aug. 2011 - 2015 Appointed Member Board of Governors, Karura Mixed High

School by the Central Kenya Conference (CKC) of the Seventh Day

Adventist Church, served as Vice-Chairman till December 2013.

May 2011 - 2013 Appointed Council Member of the Kenya National Examinations

Council, and served as Chairman of the Projects Committee.

Nov. 2016 - Present Appointed Chairman of Board of Governors, Thika Technical

Training Institute.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ________________________________________________________________________________

Jun. 12 – 19, 1997 Formal invitation for the External Examinations to Final

Examinations for the B.A. and B.Arch. degree Programs in

Architecture at the Department of Architecture, University of

Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.

1997/98 to 2000/2002 Served as External Examiner, Department of Architecture,

University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS),

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

2003/2004 Served as External Examiner for Doctor of Philosophy

Degree, School of Architecture, the Royal Danish

College of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nov. 2007/2008 - 2010/2011 Appointed ‘Local Supervisor’ for Mr. Tadd Andersen for his Ph.D.

thesis titled: Urban Space in Informal Settlements in the City of

Nairobi, degree awarded in 2011 by the University of California,

Berkeley, USA.

Dec. 2014 to Present Appointed Advisory Committee Member for the African

Development Bank/UN-Habitat joint study on Africa’s housing.

DONATIONS & FUNDING-RELATED SOLICITATIONS ________________________________________________________________________________

19988 Solicited for Books Donation to the University of Nairobi, assorted

Text Books (surplus) from the University of California at Berkeley.


1997/98 Solicited for 13No. Pentium IV IBM Clone Personal Computers

(worth Approx. Kshs. 900,000/=) from ‘Friends in Architectural

Practice’ and Alumni to establish a computer Lab for the

Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi.

1998 Solicited for Kshs. 1,000,000/= towards the purchase of 1No. HP

Hewlett A0 Colour Plotter from Barclays Trust Foundation for the

Department of Architecture Computer Lab

1997/98 Negotiated for establishment of perpetual 2No. Cash Prizes (Kshs.

25,000/= each) with Crown-Berger Paints Company of Kenya, for

best overall First Class Honours Final year students in Architecture

and Building Economics (part of University of Nairobi Prizes).

2005/2006 to date Negotiated for establishment of Cash Prize Awards and

Certificates of Academic Excellence to first top three Final Year

students in Architecture and Building Construction Management

departments of the School of the Built Environment, University of

Nairobi (totalling Kshs. 265,000/= per Academic year) with Basco

Products (Kenya) Limited Company, through a Memorandum of

Understanding placed by the Vice Chancellor of the University of

Nairobi and the Managing Director of Basco Products (Kenya) Ltd.

SKILLS ________________________________________________________________________________

Fluent in English and Swahili, Research and Report writing, Computing (Applications in Architecture,

Word processing and Spreadsheets), Photography and Model making.

REFEREES ________________________________________________________________________________

1. Professor Paul Morris Syagga, Professor of Real Estate and Construction Management, University

of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi.

2. Professor Isaac Mbeche Meroka, Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (A&F), P.O. Box 30197 - 00100,

Nairobi.

3. Professor Peter Ngau, Principal College of Architecture and Engineering, University of Nairobi.

P.O. Box 30197 – 00100, Nairobi.

4. Professor Peter Mbithi, Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi.

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