Building a new nation: the modern architecture of Ghana

This thesis examines the development of modern architecture in Ghana from the latecolonial period into the early years of independence. This period of time immediately following World War II into the late 1960s saw the introduction and adaptation of the architecture of the modern movement in the first Sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence, Ghana. This style of architecture, although introduced by former colonial rulers from Great Britain, became ubiquitous for the architectural vocabulary of the newly independent nation in the mid twentieth century. This thesis examines the political climate of Ghana during this time period as well as the exportation of modern architecture to developing countries. Finally, this thesisexamines architectural examples spanning the country that were constructed in the modernstyle from the late 1940s into the mid 1960s.