Emma Miliyo : Ideology Behind Design.

Emma Miloyo, a Kenyan architect, was born in Nairobi and graduated from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 2006. She is currently the first woman president of the architectural association of Kenya and a partner at Design Source, an architectural firm in Mombasa and Nairobi that focuses on hospitality, commercial and energy projects across East Africa.

The ideology behind her work is to empower buildings that interact with the end-user in relation to their context. This came about when the focal point of most developers’ projects was only focusing on vehicular movements and not taking notice of the human scale which has a significant impact on future projects both in Kenya and across East Africa. Emma implements application of both homegrown materials and techniques in their buildings in addition to ensure their durability and endurance.

One major aspect in her work is emphasis in acknowledging and management of the client and end-users’ needs. Her future ambitions in the architecture profession is to make Nairobi a better place for children for instance, having more green spaces where they can play, quality public transport which affects the people’s mental health.

Emma’s life-long ambition and goal is to offer great support to inspire young women and enable them attain success mostly in male-dominated fields. One of her major aims among other priorities is to enable the girl-child recognize architecture as a workable option and as also offer help to them using organizations such as the Ex-Bomarian Education Trust Fund.

Bibliography.

Agweyu, D. (2018). Emma Miloyo on Changing the World One Action at a Time. [online] Qazini. Available at: https://www.qazini.com/interview/emma-miloyo-on-changing-the-world-one-action-at-a-time/ [Accessed 11 Oct. 2021].

Wood, H. (2019). The Emerging Female Architects of East Africa. [online] Archinect. Available at:[https://archinect.com/features/article/150164665/the-emerging-female-architects-of-east-Africa [Accessed 11 Oct 2021]