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Background
[edit]The tallest building in East Africa is currently under construction in Nairobi, Kenya. Standing at 184m, it will undoubtedly change the skyline of the city. The trade center, based in the Westlands area of Nairobi, will host 6 towers, four of which will be apartments. The business complex is one of the flagship projects in Kenyas’ vision 2030 program.
About
[edit]The modernistic complex is to be designed in an avant-grade architectural style reflecting its wholesome design concept.
Tallest Buildings In Nairobi
[edit]The skyline of Nairobi, Kenyas’ capital city has changed drastically in the last 20 years. This is largely due the increase of skyscrapers in the city. As with any developing city center, growth is indicated by the kind of buildings a city has. The genesis of skyscrapers in Nairobi began in the late 1960 and has not ceased since.
Currently, 5 of the tallest , complete, skyscrapers are Britam Tower (195m) with 32 useable floors, UAP Tower (163m) with 33 floors, Times Tower (140m) with 38 floors, Prism Tower (133m) 29 storeys’ and Le Mac (126m) 24 floors.
Skyscrapers that are currently under construction include, but are not limited to, The Pinnacle Tower I (314m) 70 floors, The Pinnacle Tower II (214m) 46 floors, Global Trade Center –Office (184m) 42 floors, Montave Southern Tower (160m) 40 floors and Montave Northern Tower (160m) 25 floors.
Citations
[edit]Currently the tallest building.[1]
Interesting news on tallest buildings in Kenya. [2]
A detailed paper on Kenyas Vision 2030[3]
Detailed information on available services within Nairobi[4]
Exciting site depicting various architectural styles[5]
Tallest building under construction[6]
Night display example.[7]
One of the new buildings in Westlands.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Britam Tower", Wikipedia, 2019-05-12, retrieved 2020-02-15
- ^ "China's Avic International launches Sh40bn business complex in Nairobi". GTC. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Kenya Vision 2030" (PDF).
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Avant-garde Architecture".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Project". GTC. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ "UAP Old Mutual Tower", Wikipedia, 2019-01-31, retrieved 2020-02-15
- ^ "Le'Mac". www.mark-properties.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.