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  • Backyard Community Club by DeRoche Projects

    DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls

    Four-metre-high rammed-earth walls frame the plot of Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, completed by local studio DeRoche Projects. More about DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls

    Starr Charles | 17 November 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Latest news on Adjaye Associates-designed National Cathedral revealed in Dezeen Agenda

    The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features news that the Adjaye Associates-designed National Cathedral project in Accra may be halted entirely. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Latest news on Adjaye Associates-designed National Cathedral revealed in Dezeen Agenda

    Tirthika Shah | 21 August 2025 | Leave a comment
  • National Cathedral of Ghana by David Adjaye

    Ghana government considering "complete halt" of Adjaye's national cathedral

    Ghana president John Dramani Mahama has taken steps towards abandoning the Adjaye Associates-designed National Cathedral in Accra following an investigation into the finances of the controversial project. More about Ghana government considering "complete halt" of Adjaye's national cathedral

    Tom Ravenscroft | 15 August 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Dominique Petit-Frère at SCAD with Dezeen

    Unfinished buildings in Ghana are "sites of potential" says Dominique Petit-Frère at SCADStyle

    Transforming "contemporary ruins" into public activations can offer healing for local communities, says Limbo Accra founder Dominique Petit-Frère at a Dezeen talk filmed in partnership with SCAD in Savannah, Georgia. More about Unfinished buildings in Ghana are "sites of potential" says Dominique Petit-Frère at SCADStyle

    Sonia Singh | 30 April 2025 | Leave a comment
  • National Cathedral of Ghana by David Adjaye

    Ghana government announces investigation into controversial Adjaye-designed cathedral

    Ghana president John Mahama has announced an investigation into the funding of the unbuilt National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra, designed by architect David Adjaye's studio. More about Ghana government announces investigation into controversial Adjaye-designed cathedral

    Amy Peacock | 21 January 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Dot.Ateliers Ogbojo by DeRoché Strohmayer

    DeRoché Strohmayer converts Ghanaian home into earthy artist retreat

    Architecture studio DeRoché Strohmayer has converted a deteriorating two-storey house on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, into a retreat for artist and writer residencies. More about DeRoché Strohmayer converts Ghanaian home into earthy artist retreat

    Katie Last | 21 July 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Purple Hibiscus

    Ibrahim Mahama wraps Barbican Centre in swathes of pink fabric "made by a lot of hands"

    Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama collaborated with hundreds of craftspeople to create Purple Hibiscus, a handsewn installation of bespoke pink cloth covering the brutalist lakeside terrace of London's Barbican Centre. More about Ibrahim Mahama wraps Barbican Centre in swathes of pink fabric "made by a lot of hands"

    Jane Englefield | 10 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Adjaye Associates caught up in National Cathedral of Ghana funding dispute

    Members of parliament in Ghana have accused the president of illegally hiring David Adjaye's studio to design the National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra and are asking for the studio to return its fees. More about Adjaye Associates caught up in National Cathedral of Ghana funding dispute

    Lizzie Crook | 12 July 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Agenda 111 hospitals by Adjaye Associates in Ghana

    Adjaye Associates designing 101 hospitals "to transform Ghana's medical system"

    Architecture studio Adjaye Associates is designing over 100 hospitals for sites across Ghana as part of the country's Agenda 111 program. More about Adjaye Associates designing 101 hospitals "to transform Ghana's medical system"

    Tom Ravenscroft | 23 August 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Baerbel Mueller and Juergen Strohmayer create concrete gallery in Accra

    Architect Baerbel Mueller and architectural designer Juergen Strohmayer have created a multi-use gallery for the Nubuke Foundation in Ghana. More about Baerbel Mueller and Juergen Strohmayer create concrete gallery in Accra

    Cajsa Carlson | 27 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Ghana Freedom by David Adjaye at Venice Art Biennale

    David Adjaye creates earth-house pavilion for Ghana at Venice Art Biennale

    Curving galleries plastered with earth characterise Ghana Freedom, the country's national pavilion at the 58th Venice Art Biennale, designed by architect David Adjaye. More about David Adjaye creates earth-house pavilion for Ghana at Venice Art Biennale

    Lizzie Crook | 13 May 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Ghana Building Code is "major milestone for the country" says David Adjaye

    Ghana's first Building Code marks a pivotal moment for architecture and construction in the country, says Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye. More about Ghana Building Code is "major milestone for the country" says David Adjaye

    India Block | 7 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • National Cathedral of Ghana by David Adjaye

    David Adjaye unveils plans for National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra

    British architect David Adjaye has revealed designs for a new cathedral in Ghanaian capital Accra, which will host a 5,000-seat auditorium beneath a dramatic concave roof. More about David Adjaye unveils plans for National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra

    Natasha Levy | 7 March 2018 | Leave a comment
  • National Theatre of Ghana, Accra photographed by Julien Lanoo

    Ghana's "UFO-like" National Theatre photographed by Julien Lanoo

    Belgian photographer Julien Lanoo took these images of the National Theatre of Ghana built in Accra in the early 90s, which features smooth, white volumes elevated above the surrounding streetscape. More about Ghana's "UFO-like" National Theatre photographed by Julien Lanoo

    Alyn Griffiths | 6 September 2017 | 1 comment
  • AMP Spacecraft network of makerspaces proposed for Agbogbloshie e-waste dump in Ghana

    Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform creates mobile workshops for world's largest e-waste dump

    A team of architects have launched an initiative to build a network of "makerspace" structures at Agbogbloshie, Ghana – the world's largest dumping site for electronic waste (photos by Julien Lanoo + slideshow). More about Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform creates mobile workshops for world's largest e-waste dump

    Amy Frearson | 16 May 2016 | Leave a comment
  • Nkabom House by Anna Webster

    Nkabom House is a prototypical Ghanaian home made from mud and waste plastic

    Graduate shows 2015: this student-designed house in Ghana pairs rammed-earth walls with translucent screens made from used water packaging, demonstrating how traditional construction can be combined with recycling (+ slideshow). More about Nkabom House is a prototypical Ghanaian home made from mud and waste plastic

    Alyn Griffiths | 28 June 2015 | 4 comments

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