Category archive: Urban Perspective
Design is… With Suki Mwendwa
Vice-Chancellor Suki Mwendwa tells us her thoughts on all things design
DetailsDesigning the City We Want - A chat with Governor Evans Kidero
UP Magazine has a candid sit-down with Governor Kidero on the current state of the city in regards to all things design
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The 48 Hour Film Festival is Upon Us!
With only a few hours left until the launch of fourth edition of the 48 hour Film Project, Nairobi’s teams are beginning to feel the pressure. Don’t know what the 48HFP is? Well read on….
DetailsDesign is… With Wanuri Kahiu
Film maker, Wanuri Kahiu shares her sentiments on design in regards to film in Nairobi.
DetailsDesign Is… With Nathan Masyuko
Meet App developer extraordinaire, Nathan Masyuko and see what he thinks of design in Nairobi
DetailsTribalism, pornography and marriage
What pornography, marriage and tribalism have in common.
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Design Is… With Diana Opoti
In preparation for our Design by Disruption Awards event taking place next week, we shall introduce experts that use design-centric approaches to provide solutions to issues we experience in Nairobi today.
DetailsThings Straight Guys Do To Make Other Straight Guys Uncomfortable
You know us, here at UP we are always ready to champion people’s sexual rights. However we fear sometimes we forget to talk to the straight men out there. As part of an effort to show you just how straight-friendly we can be, we have come up with a comprehensive guide to help metrosexual straight men navigate the treacherous waters of man on man interaction!
DetailsNairobi Struggles to find its Architectural Voice
Is Architecture dead in Nairobi? Do we have a language that we can call our own or do we struggle to emulate foreign styles which do not have practical uses for us? In this month’s op-ed, UP magazine Creative Director Rand Pearson delves into what it will take for Nairobi to be recognised as a regional architectural leader, with its own distinct design outlook.
DetailsPrivacy and Viral Videos: Where is the line?
“Just like we do not need a photo of a rape in progress to be mad at its injustice, just as we need not have been in Darfur, Gaza or Rwanda to empathize and be proactive about our anger, so do we not need to watch, like and share these images of clickbaiting porn. At least not if we truly are human.”
DetailsDesigning our own Disruption
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to remove.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A Sneak Into Riverwood
Long gone are the days when there was only one TV station that operated for just 12 hours a day. Long gone are also the days when there were no African TV shows or films and Nairobians had to contend with American and British programs. Those days have since been replaced by a bunch of
DetailsFemale Sexuality and the Kenyan Music Industry
The music industry and media in general is obsessed with SEX. Ondie explores this in her article
DetailsPembroke Foundation Family Triathlon and RMA Ride&Drive
Jaguar and Pembroke House hosted a stellar weekend of fun driving and sports.Check out what you may have missed out on.
DetailsHow Congested and Polluted has Nairobi become?
Think about it. Our rivers, our air, our land… it’s dying slowly. And no one seems to care or want to protect it.
Details10 Halloween Facts You Didn’t Know
The coming weekend is dedicated to scaring people, drinking and dressing up as strangely as possible. why? Halloween!
DetailsDrums in the Dark
Music, EDm music and the visually impaired team up to raise awareness of the blind in Nairobi and get the world dancing.
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