Samuel Ejaye-Uzhieka O

Group 13
RE-IMAGINE ACCRA

Location: The Marine drive runs along the Southern coast of Ghana, along the Gulf of Guinea, bordering the Atlantic 0cean.
It is a key part of the city, housing a handful of landmarks synonymous with the countries independence, like The Black Star Square also known as Independence Square, Independence Arch, Black Star Gate etc.

It covers a total of 241 acres, stretching from the Christiansborg Castle at Osu to the Arts Centre in the Gamashie enclave, Accra.

Posted 12 Mar 2020 09:41
A very insightful interview was carried out by our friends and collaborators at KNUST University, Ghana (Ben, Albert, Chris, Courage and Kobby).
The guest being Nat Nunoo-Amarteifio, former mayor of Accra and influencial architecture historian. During the course of the discussion subjects about the history of the area (the then small city/ newly liberated Ghana and its vision for the marine drive).
There were also discourse about how mapping and dating of Neem trees (known for its medicinal properties) could allude to historical maps of collonisation, and british settlements in the area.
and more... (Audio Available on Group 13 shared drive)
(Fragments of the transcript of the interview will be available in our publication)
Posted 22 Mar 2020 21:12