Panel 1: Otto Königsbeger and Tropical Architecture: A Fading Legacy
Otto Königsbeger and Tropical Architecture: A Fading Legacy?
Contemporary Ghanaian architecture has been dominated by steel, concrete and glass, resulting in highly expensive and energy inefficient projects. This panel shall critically assess the extent to which architects working in the tropics, Ghana especially, are engaging with the principles of “Tropical Architecture” or not in their projects. The panel will assess the influence of other proponents of Tropical Modernist Architecture and urban planning.
10:00 am
Presentation:
- Prof. Samuel Owusu Afram, Department of Architecture, KNUST
- Prof. G.W.K Ntsiful, Department of Architecture, KNUST
- Dr. Christian Koranteng, Department of Architecture, KNUST
- Prof. S. Amos Abanyie, Head of Department/Faculty of Built Environment, KNUST
- Prof. Rexford Assasie Oppong, Department of Architecture, KNUST
- Augustus Richardson, Architect
- Prof. S. Abanyie, Head of Department, Faculty of Built Environment, KNUST
- Prof. Sylvana Rudith King, Centre for Settlements Studies, KNUST
11:00 am
Panel & Discussion
- Prof. Afram
- Prof. Ntsiful
- Dr. Christian Koranteng
- Prof. S. Amos Abanyie
- Prof. Rexford
- Asassie Oppong
- Augustus Richardson
- Prof. S. Abanyie
- Prof. Sylvana Rudith King
Moderator: Bernard Akoi-Jackson
VENUE: blaxTARLINES Kumasi
Concept, research and curation of the symposium: Bernard Akoi-Jackson (PhD), blaxTARLINES Kumasi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi
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