CORPORATE PROFILE
DMJ Architects: 55 Years Shaping Africa DMJ Architects, is one of the best known architectural firms in Nairobi. The firm was founded in 1965 by Robert Marshall and Freddy Wilkinson. It was known as Dalgliesh Marshall + Associates. Although it is a relatively small studio, it has executed some landmark projects not only in Kenya but also elsewhere on the African continent including Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Botswana, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, Namibia and Ghana. Today, as it looks back over the last 55 years, the firm is proud of its impact on the built environment in East and Central Africa. Currently, DMJ Architects has three principal architects who are supported by a team of experienced architects and technicians as well as administration staff. The three principals are Simon Johnson, Willi Atkins and Kavit Mediratta. The size of the staff means that they operate well as a team, with everyone getting involved. The firm offers services ranging from urban
9 West Building, Westlands, Nairobi design/master planning to the detailing of office fit-outs. It designs and administer contracts for its clients. “We have always considered that we listen to our clients and seek to give them
solutions based on their requirements”, says Simon Johnson, who joined the firm in 1979 and became a partner the following year. Simon is a chartered RIBA Architect with a diploma from the Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford
Eden Square Office Complex, Nairobi
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CR | May/June 2021
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