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Public Safety Advocacy

Mulika Mjengo | Report Unsafe Buildings

Help us protect lives by reporting buildings that pose safety risks. Your vigilance can save lives and ensure safe communities across Kenya.

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Professional CSR Initiative

Grow A Classroom | Building Better Learning Spaces

Join our mission to transform educational infrastructure across Kenya. Together, we're building classrooms that inspire the next generation.

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Sustainability Rating

Safari Green Building Index | Designing For Tomorrow

Pioneering sustainable construction in East Africa. Discover our green building certification system designed for the African context.

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Public Safety Advocacy

Mulika Mjengo | Report Unsafe Buildings

Help us protect lives by reporting buildings that pose safety risks. Your vigilance can save lives and ensure safe communities across Kenya.

Report a Concern
Professional CSR Initiative

Grow A Classroom | Building Better Learning Spaces

Join our mission to transform educational infrastructure across Kenya. Together, we're building classrooms that inspire the next generation.

Explore Project
Sustainability Rating

Safari Green Building Index | Designing For Tomorrow

Pioneering sustainable construction in East Africa. Discover our green building certification system designed for the African context.

View Guidelines
Public Safety Advocacy

Mulika Mjengo | Report Unsafe Buildings

Help us protect lives by reporting buildings that pose safety risks. Your vigilance can save lives and ensure safe communities across Kenya.

Report a Concern
Professional CSR Initiative

Grow A Classroom | Building Better Learning Spaces

Join our mission to transform educational infrastructure across Kenya. Together, we're building classrooms that inspire the next generation.

Explore Project
Sustainability Rating

Safari Green Building Index | Designing For Tomorrow

Pioneering sustainable construction in East Africa. Discover our green building certification system designed for the African context.

View Guidelines
Public Safety Advocacy

Mulika Mjengo | Report Unsafe Buildings

Help us protect lives by reporting buildings that pose safety risks. Your vigilance can save lives and ensure safe communities across Kenya.

Report a Concern
Professional CSR Initiative

Grow A Classroom | Building Better Learning Spaces

Join our mission to transform educational infrastructure across Kenya. Together, we're building classrooms that inspire the next generation.

Explore Project
Sustainability Rating

Safari Green Building Index | Designing For Tomorrow

Pioneering sustainable construction in East Africa. Discover our green building certification system designed for the African context.

View Guidelines
Community & Engagement

AAK Sports Day | Connecting Professionals

Building camaraderie and community among Kenya's architecture and built environment professionals through shared experiences.

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The Eight Professional Chapters

Uniting experts across the built and natural environment disciplines to foster professional integrity | technical excellence and sustainable development in Kenya.

Verification and Member Services
About AAK

About Us

Founded in 1967 as the preeminent body for built environment professionals in Kenya.

Our Legacy
Membership

Membership

Join the largest association for professionals in the built and natural environment.

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Advocacy

Advocacy

Promoting professional integrity and safety through the Je Una Mjengo campaign.

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Recognizing Professional Mastery

Awards of Excellence

Now Open · Deadline 13 March 2026

AAK – Basco DuraCoat Awards of Excellence in Architecture 2026

Celebrating outstanding architectural achievements across Kenya and East Africa. Submit your completed project — built between 2020 and 2025 — across nine categories including Residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Institutional, and more.

I | M Bank

I | M Bank Headquarters | Kigali

Project Excellence Award
Thigiri Hilltop

Thigiri Hilltop House

Residential Design Gold
Victoria Bank

Victoria Bank Promenade

Best Interior Design | Q4

Intelligence | Research

Latest News | Publications

SBE Report 2024
Annual Report | 2024

Status of the Built Environment Report 2024

A comprehensive analysis of the trends | challenges | and professional opportunities shaping Kenya’s construction and urban development landscape for the 2024 fiscal year.

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Technical Resources

National Building Code 2024

Download Technical Brief

Memorandum | Finance Bill 2025

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BuildPress Magazine | Q1

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Feature Firm | Showcase

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.

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Galleria Gardens

Scope | Large Scale Residential

Status | Successfully Completed

Swiss Chancery Nairobi

Chapter | Architects Chapter

Status | Award of Excellence

Buffalo Mall

Location | Naivasha | Kenya

Scope | Commercial Development

Our Partners

AUA

Africa Union of Architects | AUA

EAIA

East Africa Institute of Architects | EAIA

EBK

Engineers Board of Kenya | EBK

IFLA

Int Fed of Landscape Architects | IFLA

ISOCARP

Int Soc of City and Regional Planners | ISOCARP

UIA

International Union of Architects | UIA