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    The traditional architectural practice of the people of Gbabshe
    (2019-05-02) Addo, I.A.; Adotey, E.
    This presentation examines the traditional architectural practice of the people of Gbabshe, a rural community in the Tamale Metropolitan Area. Eurocentric thinking of vernacular or traditional architecture as a ‘low’ end architecture with no involvement of a professional architect and hence, without much ‘scientific’ design process is questioned in this ethnographic study of the building process. From the field, it came to light that a lot of thought processes and planning go into the construction of the traditional houses and they follow the principle of architectural design theory. In addition, constructing a house is not regarded as an individual project but a community project, thus displaying communitarianism and the transfer of knowledge. What was observed on the field however, was the impact of social change on the building construction and output as a result of urbanisation, migration, environmental change and status.
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    Trends in the Twenty-First Century Contemporary Arts in Accra
    (2019-09-12) Larbi, K.A.; Addo, I.A.
    The contexts of contemporary art practices in Accra in the Twenty-First century is based on the hypothesis that the country is in a dynamic age driven by technology and globalization, but also suffers from the effects of these developments and trends. Contemporary art is a multiplicity of artistic genres and a diverse artistic language with multiple rhetorical strategies . while the old resilient forms such as painting and sculpture and illustration persist; new initiatives and materials are being explored challenging the essentialist idea of art. The contemporary is, therefore, a combination of fine art and new art genres. what are some of local conditions, ideas and external forces that has precipitated these new artistic genres challenging the old frames, and who are some of the artists, patrons, and institutions at the forefront of this? This paper explores the current artistic production of the first two decades of the century including the old resilient frames and those challenging the status quo
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    “waste management challenges in urban ghana: some field observations from the techiman township”
    (2016-10-13) Alhassan, O.; Addo, I.A.; Kutor, S.; Abokyi, S.
    For several years solid waste management has been a major challenge for city authorities in most developing countries including Ghana. Techiman, an urban centre in the Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana, is faced with serious solid waste management issues due to population pressures. The aim of this presentation is to provide an overview of the waste management challenges in Techiman Township and interrogate the institutional arrangements present. Using in-depth interviews, observation, photography and municipal documents, the presentation will highlight the following; 1.Waste management at the household level. 2.Waste management at the commercial level. 3.Institutional arrangements for collection and disposal. 4.Municipal by-laws, policies and plans. The findings reveal that the solid waste generated in Techiman Township is as a result of two main factors; 1.Techiman as a nerve centre for foodstuffs production and thus a large proportion of the waste generated is agricultural waste. 2.The economic position of Techiman as a big market place for North-South trading activities also generates a lot of waste.