Prof. Samuel Owusu Afram

Professor


Research Areas/Interests

Investigating the potentials of the Ashanti Traditional Compound house in order to harness its merits for contemporary housing for the Urban poor....~more

My full CV

Achievements

Chairman, Ghana Institute of Architects, Northern Chapter. 2004-2006. Was also a founding member of the Northern Chapter who contributed immensely to its development.

Chairman, Infrastructure Development Committee of The Ghana Basketball  Association. From 2002 to date (National Assignment)

Elected Fellow of the Ghana Institute of Architects, 2008. (Youngest fellow ever elected aged 51 )

Vice-President, Ghana Institute of Architects. (GIA) 2009- 2011.

Elected a 2nd term as Vice-President, Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) 2010 to 2012.

As the Head of Department the following underlisted were achieved:

  • Spearheaded the Department getting another 5year re-validation of our accreditation by the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA)for the Bsc and M.Arch programmes in 2015.
  • Helped set up an accreditation Office for re-validation purposes to forestall the constant pressure every 5 years when re-validation is due.
  • The Post graduate diploma in architecture programme was replaced by the M. Arch. Consequently, the PhD programme in Architecture was introduced.
  • Relocated the departmental Office from a small insignificant space to well- spaced offices with improved secretarial facilities.
  • The second lecturer to achieve the status of Professor in the Department since 1960 when it started as a Department of Architecture.
  • A prototype Bus stop was designed by students of Architecture in a design competition and this was subsequently built at several points on the KNUST campus for the Campus Bus services for Students by the university administration.
  • Again, a students’ design competition organized during my tenure resulted in the construction of a Students Accommodation for Mastercard Foundation on KNUST campus.

 


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