A mix of plastered brick and steel, under a deep hue of blue, all blending with the green virtue of Nairobi. A green city under the African sun
How far this concrete block of grim history fell behind a generation now attracted to flashy glass and height thereabout...
Ironically, Nyayo House now stands peripherally in a city whose only desire for it is to be a portal to greener pastures abroad.
A low profile street bedecked in sniper investigations, sumptous eateries and weathered grey brick low rise structures... Kaunda Street in Nairobi.
The modest gentle density of stone and the intricate outline of the intercontinental Hotel framed City Hall for over half a century. Now a flawless reflection of the old Nairobi architecture in the face of height and scale glass innovations.
The glowy Inferno of a dying sun rests upon this famous binocular landmark. It sits trapped between the skycrapers and a fleet of colonial retail structures in the heart of Nairobi.