4.1. Otie Pokua Yankyera - Architect/Researcher - Ghana

My African Aesthetic

Otie Pokua Yankyera is a young architect and researcher born and raised in Ghana. Research & Development , Traditional Architecture , Sustainability and Local Materials are at the core of her research and practice. In a design space where most young designers aspire towards western architecture, design aesthetics and practices, Otie's passion lies in researching sustainable building practices in indigenous Ghana and Africa . On this episode, we talk about her personal and career journey and her passion for sustainable design and indigenous african buildings; one that she explores through her research and practice under the name Tie` Atelier.
Links to Otie's work;
youtube.com/@Otie.Yankyera
Instagram:
@owtieh-https://www.instagram.com/owtieh/
@tie.atelier-https://www.instagram.com/tie.atelier/
Center for Learning Disabilities
https://www.africanfemalearchitects.work/post/668015459739828224/a-centre-for-learning-disabilities-by-otie-pokua
Presentation: Sustainable Building Practices - Northern Ghana I || Otie Pokua Yankyera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr6mGHjiKD8

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فصل ها

1. Standard Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Guest Introduction (00:01:14)

3. Otie's Childhood, Upbringing & Interest in architecture (00:03:25)

4. Otie's experience as a young female architect in Ghana (00:16:56)