On “Town Planning in West Africa”
The more things change, the more they stay the same? A familiar depiction of present-day Accra, Ghana, but this speech was made in 1946: "Accra is a town like Freetown. During...
Accra: Marching against Monsanto, a group aims to build momentum for a lasting movement
Amidst the hustle and bustle of Saturday morning commerce at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, a group of activists assemble. They start out at the city’s largest roundabout – Kwame Nkrumah Circle...
A PARK(ing) Day in Accra, Ghana: Transforming car spaces into people’s spaces, for a weekend
Here in Accra, Ghana, PARK(ing) Day came a little bit early this year (around the world, it's to be celebrated on September 20th this year). But the essence of what...
“A Changing Accra” and other features in September issue of ArchiAfrika magazine
Africanurbanism.net article "A Changing Accra" is featured in the September 2013 issue of ArchiAfrika magazine. Have a look at the entire issue below! (more…)
Reblog: In Accra, an art festival capitalizes on streetscape as public space in Jamestown
“In Ghana, what attracts people to places isn’t the [physical] space, it’s the event,” a friend said to me in conversation a few weeks ago. I was reminded of his...
Reblog: Accra’s Mmofra Foundation puts children at the center of public space design
[caption id="attachment_1258" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Boys in a hut at Mmofra Foundation's Playtime Park.[/caption] Originally published at UrbanAfrica.net by Victoria Okoye. “Mmofra means children,” explains Amowi Phillips of the Mmofra Foundation, giving the...
Reblog: “Accra’s Efua Sutherland Children’s Park has limited access”
The 12-acre green space in central Accra known as Efua Sutherland Children’s Park is one of the city’s largest parks. Situated in the city centre and proximate to the government...