AAK ANNUAL CONVENTION 2022

The Architectural Association of Kenya is pleased to announce the AAK Annual Convention 2022, AAK’s premier Annual Continuous Professional Development Event. This year’s theme is This year’s theme is A Holistic Approach to Urban Governance.This is an important topic, especially as we approach national elections and which would spur sustainable growth of our urban areas 

We will focus our discussion on the following sub-themes:

1. 1. Leveraging e-government and digital ecosystem in urban management: Exploiting the advantages of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in government functions and procedures with the purpose of increasing efficiency, transparency and citizen participation.
   2. Urban mobility and sustainability in the Urban Systems: Designing mobility to satisfy the needs of people in cities and urban areas for a better quality of life. The integration of engineered infrastructures, people, and natural systems to reduce GHG emissions, and energy and material consumption.
   3. The role of neighborhood/resident associations and Civil Society groups in urban management: Unpacking civic responsibility and the perks of utilizing social capital to achieve efficiencies in urban governance
   4. Innovative municipal financing models/mechanisms for infrastructure development: Exploring ways of generating revenue and managing resources to enable urban areas to run their functions and deliver services adequately
   5. Enabling legal and policy framework for effective urban management: A critical assessment of the legislation, regulations and guidelines that guide the management, operation and maintenance of urban entities