Explore the intricate details of Aga Khan Msa, 2005 - 2012, a premier education development in Kenya that pushes the boundaries of craft and form.
Key FactsKEY FACTS
Project Type
Education
Project Location
Kenya
Year of Completion
2005-2012
Project Details
The Mombasa Academy is the first of a series of educational centres of Excellence to be built worldwide by the Aga Khan Network. Each academy will express the architectural heritage and cultural identity of the country in which it is built and the Mombasa Academy has interpreted the Kenya Coastal Swahili style in a contemporary manner with external walls of sawn coral punctuated with grille work of cast aluminium and red tiled roofed balconies. PLANNING has been involved in detailed design f rom schematics by others and contract supervision to completion for the new Nursery Primary and Secondary Schools for the Aga Khan Education Services.
The phased project is ongoing.