
Giant bamboo arches shield Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute from the sun
Along the Atlantic coast of Ghana’s Central Region in Apam, Vienna-based, trans-disciplinary lab [applied] Foreign...

Cargill announces plan to reduce deforestation from cocoa
One of the worlds top three food corporations, Cargill, announced a plan to reduce deforestation caused by their...

David Adjaye unveils designs for National Cathedral in Ghana
In celebration of Ghana’s 61st year of independence, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo revealed designs for...

This rammed earth school in Ghana school cost only $13,976 to build
This amazing school in rural Ghana was built in 60 days for just $13,976. The new InsideOut School replaces the...

Wheel Story House is West Africa's Largest and Oldest Home Made from Reclaimed Materials
Currently inhabited and fully functioning, the Wheel Story House recently opened for public tours earlier this...

INFOGRAPHIC: The dangerous untold story of e-waste
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 60 million tons of electronic waste is dumped in...

Concrete brise soleil keeps this glass-enveloped building cool in sweltering Ghana
One Airport Square is a striking building featuring a very unique structure on its façade: a criss-crossing brise...

Reinventing the Mud Hut: Winners of the 2014 Mud House Design Competition
The challenge for this year's Mud House Design competition in Ghana was to design a single-family unit...

Students Use Merry-Go-Round Power to Study Through the Night in Ghana
Not only do most children in Ghana have to spend their lives in poverty, they also have to spend 12 hours a day...

Green Cabinet Designs Shipping Container 'Space Cabins' for Tamale University in Ghana
Green Cabinet designed these modular cargotecture Space Cabins to meet the housing needs of students at the university...

Ghana's New 155 MW Photovoltaic Plant Will be the Largest Solar Array in Africa
The UK-based renewable energy firm Blue Energy has unveiled plans to build a 155 MW solar power plant in Ghana...

The Bicyclean Uses Pedal Power to Safely Recycle E-Waste
The Unites States generates more electronic waste than any other nation on earth. According to the EPA, more...

7 Tricked-Out Bike Projects to Inspire the Cyclist in You
7 Awesome bike-centric projects: Amazing Record-Playing Bicycle Blasts Music as You Pedal Yves Behar Unveils...

Oracle Beater: Bike-Powered Paper Mill Turns Invasive Plants Into Paper in Ghana
Mary Hark’s interest in Kumasi, Ghana began with a year-long Fulbright fellowship that allowed her to get to...

Inhabitat Reader Builds Sustainable Homes in Ghana
Brandon is a native of Orlando who decided to move to Africa to get some hands-on experience building affordable...