That Is Still our Tradition but in a Modern Form, but it Still Tells our Story
Transitions in Buildings in Northern Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2173328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irene Appeaning Addo (0000-0002-4302-3873, University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 104-120 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6815 • E-ISSN: 1469-9346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13696815.2022.2151422 |
| OpenAlex | W4318481352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Traditional building practices, which are typically regarded as repositories of heritage and material culture, are undergoing significant transitions in northern Ghana. This transition is evident in the use of building materials other than locally accessible traditional materials. These transitions are driving creativity and innovation as households strive for continuity of tradition, while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of their buildings. This article analyses the architectural traditions and building practices in northern Ghana using the building work and commentaries of the people of Gbabshe in peri-urban Tamale as a case study. The results show that building practices are transitioning because of environmental changes, migration, wealth accumulation and access to modern building materials and technology. As the peri-urban community becomes urbanised, the people encounter “modern” building styles which are appropriated into their traditional architecture, resulting in a hybridisation of architecture. The innovative tendencies and philosophical continuities of these builders, and the desire to achieve sustainable buildings and the hybridisation of architecture, has implications for the future of earth buildings’ relevance, resilience, sustainability, and sociocultural significance in people’s everyday lives
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Art · Creativity · Environmental ethics · Everyday life · Political science · Relevance (law · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Sustainability · Work (physics · Anthropology · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Engineering · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Architecture · Ecology · History · Law
Tradition and Modernity
A study of housing conditions and characteristics in the Tamale Metropolitan Area, Ghana
Family-houses in Ghanaian Cities
Emerging Methodologies and Methods Practices in the Field of Mixed Methods Research
African Vernacular Architecture, Culture and Modernity
Fakery and Fabrications in Kumasi's "Modern" Market
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |