In March 2016 four architects travelled to Accra in Ghana setting out to investigate an alternative and exploratory means of recording our cities, one that didn’t merely employ the conventional tools of the architecture field trip - images and drawings. Armed with a sound recorder and open ears, they focussed on the people of Accra, the characters they met and the conversations they had, exploring the city through the lived experience of those they spoke to.
Focusing on three main characters, using the sound recordings and interviews undertaken during their month in Ghana they produce a woven patchwork of personal stories from across the capital. Presented as an imagined walk through the city, the lives and stories of three characters sit together with the voices of various other Accrans, along with the city’s soundscapes - it’s noise, rhythms and music. Heard together, they tell broader narratives about the communities and people who live and work in the city.