Project notes and specification briefs.
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24 June 2026
Residential vs Commercial Architecture: What's Different
How designing a home differs from designing a commercial building in Ghana — the brief, the regulations, how each measures success, and why the right experience for one is not automatically the right experience for the other.
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10 June 2026
The Building Permit Process in Ghana, Explained
How the building permit process actually works in Ghana — the District Assembly, the Lands Commission site plan, what documents you need, roughly how long it takes, and why building without one is a costly mistake.
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27 May 2026
Do You Need an Architect, or Just a Draughtsman?
The honest difference between a draughtsman and a registered architect in Ghana — what each actually does, when drawings alone are enough, and when the difference protects your investment.
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13 May 2026
Designing Your Ghana Home From Abroad
A practical guide for the diaspora — how to design and build a home in Ghana from abroad: video briefs, remote approvals, permit handling, progress reporting, and how to avoid the most common remote-build mistakes.
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22 April 2026
From Concept to Construction: The Design Stages Explained
The work stages a building moves through — brief, concept, developed design, permit drawings, construction documentation, then construction — what you approve at each, and why the order protects your budget.
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8 April 2026
African Identity in Modern Architecture
What it means to design a modern building with a genuine African identity — beyond decoration and copied templates — and why a building that belongs to this place is also a better building.
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18 March 2026
Designing a Home for Ghana's Climate
How good design works with Ghana's heat, humidity, rains and harmattan — orientation, shade, cross-ventilation and materials that keep a home comfortable and durable, not just air-conditioned.
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28 February 2026
What Is Design-Build, and Why It Works in Ghana
Design-build explained for Ghana — what it means to put design and construction under one accountable team, how it differs from the traditional route, and when it is the right choice for your project.
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11 February 2026
How to Choose an Architect in Ghana: A Buyer's Guide
How to choose an architect in Ghana — the questions to ask, how to check registration, what a portfolio really tells you, and the warning signs that should make you walk away.
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21 January 2026
What Does an Architect Cost in Ghana? An Honest Answer
What an architect actually costs in Ghana — fee as a percentage of construction cost or a staged fee, why it is separate from the cost of the building, and why no honest firm quotes a single number online.