Women bring an aspect of femininity to the built environment. Architect Florence Nyole who sits at the helm of the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) says, “Women have some softness and bring some aspect of humane design in this difficult concrete world. However, out of the more than 2,000 registered architects, women constitute a mere 15 percent.”
She adds that because of male domination, it takes long for female architects to have their orders followed up. Most female architects partner with their male colleagues to overcome this hurdle.
