What role does culture play in shaping our built environment? Does it seamlessly merge tradition with modernism, or does it translate tradition into modernism? The way we design, and construct homes ...

In Ghana, if you decide to buy land, you should ensure that the property you’re buying is litigation free. How do you know that? You would have to ensure that the person you are buying the property ...

Access to decent housing is a fundamental human right. Across sub-Saharan Africa, however, this right remains an elusive dream for many households. In Ghana, for example, the government estimates a ...

For years, public discussions about Ghana’s housing crisis have focused mainly on landlords demanding one to two years’ rent ...

Renters in Ghana are at the mercy of landlords. Remi Kahane/Wikimedia Commons Ghana’s government has announced a loan scheme to help tenants pay the hefty advance rent (often covering two years) to ...

A lot of concept houses come across our desk here at Inhabitat, but we were really impressed with this design for eco-housing in Ghana. Designed by Lisbon-based Blaanc in collaboration with Architect ...

The continuous evolution, proliferation and resilience of informal housing in cities of developing countries defy all attempts by their formal planning processes to marginalise and relegate them to ...

The multi-million dollar Skyville project will create over 1,000 direct and indirect jobs over the construction period of 30 months and offer over 300 post construction employment opportunities, ...

Senior Partner at AB & David Africa, David Ofosu-Dorte, has warned that the rising cost of housing in Ghana’s urban centres is making city life increasingly unaffordable, particularly for low-income ...

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to addressing Ghana’s housing deficit, highlighting steady progress on key affordable housing initiatives across the country.

The Minister for Works and Housing, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has disclosed that Ghana is facing a housing deficit of more than 1.8 million units, with affordability remaining a major barrier for many ...

As the population of Ghana’s capital expanded in the late 19th century, residents recreated the communal homes they knew from the countryside — an architectural template that endured for more than 100 ...