High-rise is the way to go; but in them, could there be more than meets the eye?

Ziwani Houses in Kariokor, Nairobi.

Building upwards is the way to go solving the housing problem, especially in urban areas.

This was the consensus built industry professionals and the Governmnet appeared to have after the Architectural Association’s 2018 annual convention last week. It is what the government wants to do in the housing agenda, and in other areas like the Nairobi regeneration programme, where buildings of up to 12 to 16 storeys have been proposed.