DAME Africa Magazine: Ghana's Regional Experiences

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Personality through Architecture

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rchitecture is one of those crafts that champion technicalities. The product of an architect, regardless of how complex or simple it may look, would have required a fine balance of cultural elements, sheer preference and of course a big bowl of nous to come together. The National Theatre is one of Ghana’s earlier modern architectural products. As a possession of the state, the National Theatre was handed to Ghana as a gift from the Chinese government in 1992. However, the being of the National Theatre has not gone without any theories or speculations regarding the motive of the donor and even the implied meaning of the peculiar shape of the building. www.dameafrica.com

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