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H.E. Amb. Martin Kimani on Architecture in Africa

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- 26 March 2015
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H.E. Amb. Martin Kimani Kenya's UN Permanent Representative
archiDATUM Audio: H.E. Ambassador Martin Kimani
Music Intro: Solomon Mutune/ CMH Productions

The inaugural article of archiDATUM Audio focuses on H.E. Ambassador Martin Kimani, Kenya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations where he talks about the state of architecture in Kenya and the larger African region and a retrospective look at the Western cities towards learning and adaptation of our own cities in newer fresher ways.

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