Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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Ghana's local architecture has adapted to change for centuries. It can teach us about climate resilience

When people discuss architecture in Ghana, attention often focuses on modern buildings: concrete houses, glass offices, shopping malls and ambitious urban developments. Yet across the country, another architectural tradition continues to offer lessons about how people have built and lived for genera...

Ghana's local architecture has adapted to change for centuries. It can teach us about climate resilience
Image: Phys.org
When people discuss architecture in Ghana, attention often focuses on modern buildings: concrete houses, glass offices, shopping malls and ambitious urban developments. Yet across the country, another architectural tradition continues to offer lessons about how people have built and lived for generations.

Originally published at Phys.org

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