Centre for African history and Arts, Kunsu, Brong Ahafo Region
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2009-08-23
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The Centre for African History and Art is a design proposal which will house exhibits of African artworks and reminiscences of African history. This proposal will be sited in Kunsu, Ghana, and would be a monument for African identity. The design of this facility shall satisfy most of the architectural design requirements for tropical climate. The materials and architectural features used would produce an outstanding tropical and African architecture which will be aesthetically pleasing.
The history and arts of Africans have got an impact on the type of architecture practiced in Africa. The forms, spaces, materials and architectural features of buildings in Africa can portray the culture, history and art of Africans. The transition in the cultures and arts of Africans over the years has also reflected in their architecture. The construction technology and finishes used for buildings can be related to the works of arts and crafts of Africans.
Tropical architecture is the type of architecture adapted in the Tropics in order to solve the problems imposed on building design by the harsh tropical weather conditions. The materials, finishes and architectural design features employed in vernacular and contemporary tropical architecture would be evaluated in this dissertation.
The Centre for African History and Art will collect and exhibit art from throughout Africa. The collection, which dates from antiquity to the present, would include traditional masks and figures, textiles, costumes and jewellery, furniture, household objects and architectural elements, as well as modern sculpture, paintings, prints and ceramics. This facility will be very beneficial to all Africans in the world.
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A design thesis report submitted to the Department of Architecture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture