Raphael Ogoe is a New York-based Ghanaian architect, artist, designer and entrepreneur. He earned a Master’s in construction management and a Bachelors in architecture from New Jersey Institute of Technology, where his senior comprehensive project received recognition. Prior to establishing his practice, he trained with renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern and contributed to the project […]
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Identity In November 2017, I gave a presentation at TedX Port Harcourt, where I focused on ‘African identity’, questioning in particular ‘who we are’. I am currently on a self-discovery journey to understand what it means to be ‘African’ in the context of today’s world and read on Sola Akintunde’s Linkedin page “The world takes […]
Read More… from The Afro-Modernist: Architecture, Identity and Sexuality (Part II)
On September 20, 2016, it was announced that alongside other architects and designers, Tanzanian-born, British Ghanaian, David Adjaye won the Panerai London Design Medal. There are 4 medal categories and Adjaye has been awarded the most significant of these, an award for outstanding contributions to design. The judges honoured Adjaye as “an inspiration for the […]
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Patrick Koshoni started off as an information management consultant, but after 7 years and without any formal academic training in design, his passion led to the establishment of Patrickwaheed Design Consultancy. Today, under his leadership as co-Creative Director, his firm has become a front-runner in urban development, including interior and architectural design in Nigeria. Patrickwaheed […]