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A report compiled by the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Architecture in Ghana has been formed by 'geology, topography, climate, & the social & historical development of the country.' Variants in these factors in different parts of Ghana have created roughly a dozen major architectural forms. Materials used in building vary depending on these factors. In most cases, the buildings have no foundations, have earthen floors, use some sort of wood for walls, & have a filling material. Building types are all varieties of one basic concept, that of a family dwelling or a compound house. The aim of architecture is to create a sense of community living. The dwellings are arranged around a courtyard within which the inhabitants cook, celebrate, & gather together. Most of the rooms are bedrooms, used only at night or in the case of illness. A pato, a covered space, walled on three sides, opening onto a courtyard, is used jointly for dining & entertaining guests. The entrance porch establishes the link to the community outside the dwelling. Examples of traditional architecture given are ewe timber framed houses, a chief's house, Palace of the Ya-Na, a compound in Northern Ghana, the Dondoli mosque, a traditional Lobi compound, & the Basel Mission House. 4 Figures, 13 Photographs. A. Gelfer.