Andrew Amara retweeted
Today at the main post office, I looked up and saw the, about 13m column-free span of concrete roof slab, with ribbed pattern. These engineers of old were not shy @UIPE_Uganda
Andrew Amara retweeted
It took alot to engineer these dancing columns; but they are now finally taking shape; designed to lean & defy gravity (our latest project @StudioFlame1 ) @ARBUganda @UgArchSociety @RIBA @CEOEastAfrica @henrimassa1
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Between Mpererwe and Gayaza (9.5km) I counted 23 petrol stations. That's almost 3 petrol stations for every kilometer. Is this development or investment (supply) or poor planning or many cars to fuel (demand)? @CNOOCUgandaLtd @TotalEnergies @EACOP_ @UIPE_Uganda @UgArchSociety
Andrew Amara retweeted
What kind of clay & workmanship is this that builders of namirembe cathedral could form clay bricks that have outlasted generations! Yet today, our bricks even with plaster cover, crumble @RIBA @ARBUganda @UgArchSociety @alkigozi @CEOEastAfrica @henrimassa1
Andrew Amara retweeted
Imagine a Kampala with central public bus lines instead of taxis @KCCAUG @UgArchSociety @ARBUganda @ntvuganda @CEOEastAfrica
Andrew Amara retweeted
Flash floods in Nairobi, Dubai, China... show that we need to plan our cities better for the new normal: extreme rain downpour is going to be more frequent @UIPE_Uganda @ARBUganda @Areauganda @CEOEastAfrica @ARBUganda @arch
Andrew Amara retweeted
Do we really have to wait for visitors, to clean up our house? Why can't the managers maintain order in Kampala all year round, for the residents? Why wait for a Summit to clean streets & chase cows & stray dogs out? @ARBUganda @KCCAUG @ntvuganda @henrimassa1 @nemaug @FoBE_UG
Andrew Amara retweeted
Firms must onboard young talent. When yo 50+, and not as agile, quick, up-to-date; you may loose new work & waste your great experience & record. Senior Directors should find ways to integrate young talent & ideas! @UgArchSociety @ARBUganda @aak_arch @RIBA
Andrew Amara retweeted
Decades ago we built 4 lane roads with 3m green centers & tree lined sidewalks (yusuf lule rd, Nile Avenue, Kira rd etc). But today, with over 50% of our 40m+ population becoming urban, we are building 2lane narrow roads @KCCAUG @UNRA_UG @CitiesAlliance @ARBUganda @UgArchSociety
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What makes neighbourhoods flourish? KIRA has grown in leaps & bounds with a semblance of a middle class, while old centre's like Mpererwe, still wallow in stalled commerce & infrastructure @KCCAUG @UgArchSociety @ARBUganda @henrimassa1 @YALINetwork @mumakeith @rkabushenga
Andrew Amara retweeted
Can you spot the lone tower in the sea of 2-4 storey urban sprawl, slums, and residences? Will this picture have 10 towers in 10 years? @elaine_onzi @AgabaKaahwa @ARBUganda @UgArchSociety @KCCAUG @henrimassa1
Andrew Amara retweeted
This took weeks of engineering, but finally it's coming together. A "butterfly" roof on the hills of lweza, Kampala, Uganda. Our latest project @LwezaC @ChurchofUganda_ @UgArchSociety @BD_Africa @CEOEastAfrica @ARBUganda @RIBA
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It has its critics, but the growth of the European football leagues, especially the English Premier League, in Africa in the last 30 years has been nothing short of dizzying. In years to come, those who study the impact of sports will likely find that the legacy of the popularity of these leagues is the more dramatic - and harmful - emergence of sports betting. Sports betting firms have monetised the football craze in devilishly genius ways. Of the $37 billion African gambling economy in 2022, sports betting accounted for the lion's share.
Varying by country, between 30% and 70% of the population of adult Africans are involved in sports betting. Addiction levels are high, and critics say sports betting is among the leading causes of poverty, and marriage/relationship break-ups in Africa today. Because far more men than women gamble, sports betting has a gender face, hitting males disproportionately. In 5 to 10 years, we could be reading that sports betting was the reason Africa lost the 2020s - and what sealed the decline of the African man. Photo/The Guardian Nigeria
Andrew Amara retweeted
Kitgum house (on jinja/Kampala road opp. centenary park), lay vacant for a while... I wonder if we will attract tenants back into such CBD corners... some are becoming ghost buildings! @UIPE_Uganda @GreenEconomyEA @UgArchSociety @ARBUganda
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Temperatures will hit the intense 42-48 degrees C this summer. With heatwaves becoming more common each year, we need to improve the homes we design to adapt to extreme heat & create comfort... @RIBA @WBG_Climate @UNHABITAT @nemaug @henrimassa1 @UgArchSociety
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Residents of gated communities in Naalya are complaining of the bad smell from the lagoons (made worse when it rains). Could it be because of new blocks /houses constructed? An overwhelmed sewer system? Or lack of maintenance? @nwscug @KCCAUG @UACE_Uganda @UIPE_Uganda @nemaug
Andrew Amara retweeted
I don't know why some think the storm water channel is a magic hole where you throw rubbish and it dissappears @KCCAUG @ntvuganda @UgArchSociety @UIPE_Uganda @UACE_Uganda @mandyug @CEOEastAfrica @henrimassa1 @alex_kakuuku @aak_arch
Andrew Amara retweeted
Over 6,000 dead in double earthquake: Turkey Syria. I think there is something that architects, engineers, urban planners can do against mother nature to minimise the scale of disaster in future @RIBA @UIPE_Uganda @UACE_Uganda @aak_arch @CEOEastAfrica @mandyug @KCCAUG @ARBUganda
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Steel & Timber is a strong & durable system for building, if engineered appropriately. Unfortunately, many under size steel, poorly assemble metal & do not understand timber joinery/quality control. Hence the accidents that have led Govt to ban the method
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