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Where we lost the plot on sustainable architecture

Kenya's golden years in sustainable design ended in the 1980s. According to environmental design experts, Nairobi's best examples in green architecture were built between 1950 and 1980. This includes Parliament Buildings, the Attorney General's Chambers and several structures at the University of Nairobi.

Norwich Union House, once the tallest building in East and Central Africa was put up in the same period. Then we lost the plot. Why?

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