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Localising Global Approaches to Improve Clothing, Textile, and Apparel Industry Standards in Kenya: A Systematic Literature Review
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-07)
The Clothing, Textile, and Apparel (CTA) industry has witnessed significant growth in East Africa,
making it one of the best in current job creation and future employment projections. Global ...
Installation Art; Identity of Millennials in Kenya
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)
Background: Due to the emergence of social media and constantly changing trends on who to be, what to
wear, and how to look, millennials have experienced such an identity crisis in recent years that their own
cultural ...
Influences of Cultural Attire in Contemporary Fashion for Posterity of African Culture
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)
Background: Clothes have been integral to us humans. Even in the pre-historic, our ancestors used to
wrap their bodies either with tree leaves, barks, or animal skin. The invention of clothes had played a vital
role in ...
Sustainable construction assessment, land-use planning, and Architectural Education
(Africa Habitat Review, 2022-09)
The centrality of the construction industry in the sustainability agenda is undoubted. This is in context of its known economic, environmental and social impacts and numerous forward and backward linkages with other ...
Honouring National Heroes Through Architecture : A Case Study of Presidential Mausoleums
(Africa Habitat Review, 2022-09)
The Presidential Mausoleum is a novel architectural typology procured by African states to honour fallen leaders. The purpose of this study is to expose the Presidential Mausoleum as a significant artefact of national ...
Architectural Education:Lessons from Nairobi and Future Prospects
(African Habitat Review, 2022-09)
Changes in architectural education in the East African region for over half a century do not appear to have made discernible difference to social and environmental concerns in the built environment. The formulation of the ...
The Influence of Photography and Digital Art on Contemporary Art and Design in East Africa
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)
A photographer and an Afrofuturist digital artist Osborne Macharia comes up with his best ideas in a very creative way. He starts with a visual composition and then looks for an anecdote that might complement it. He is a ...
The Role of Design in The Circular Design Economy In East Africa
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)
Every item around us begins with the thought process of a designer. The creativity, labour and energy that went into the creation of these products is not sustainable if they cannot be kept in circulation. This study aims ...
Diverse Techniques of Storytelling in East African Art by Stephen Mbatia
(Africa Design Review Journal,, 2022-06-27)
Background: Works of art often tell stories. Artists can present narrative in many ways—by using a series of images representing moments in a story, or by selecting a central moment to stand for the whole story. (The J. ...
Cultural Heritage and Digital Era in Kenya
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2022-06-27)
he use of new technology has risen tremendously in recent years, affecting every area of our life. As a result, it has influenced how various groups around the world experience heritage, whether their own or that of other ...