A growing number of church leaders from across East Africa are turning to Chinese architects to expedite construction of churches, in a trend that began about six years ago. Some church leaders say the reason for this...A growing number of church leaders from across East Africa are turning to Chinese architects to expedite construction of churches, in a trend that began about six years ago. Some church leaders say the reason for this is that some local architects and designers have a history of substandard work. ＂We believe Chinese architecture is ranked among the best in the world. We are rapidly losing faith in Kenyan archi- tects who do shoddy work and have pending court cases,＂ Pastor Anderson Kaliche of the People＇s Deliverance Church told ChinAfrica. ＂We do not want to risk our lives by having weak buildings fall on us. as reported in many cases in the Kenyan media. Local contractors are unreliable.＂展开更多
文摘A growing number of church leaders from across East Africa are turning to Chinese architects to expedite construction of churches, in a trend that began about six years ago. Some church leaders say the reason for this is that some local architects and designers have a history of substandard work. ＂We believe Chinese architecture is ranked among the best in the world. We are rapidly losing faith in Kenyan archi- tects who do shoddy work and have pending court cases,＂ Pastor Anderson Kaliche of the People＇s Deliverance Church told ChinAfrica. ＂We do not want to risk our lives by having weak buildings fall on us. as reported in many cases in the Kenyan media. Local contractors are unreliable.＂
