Project

The agglomeration of the Ghanaian capital Accra is growing tremendously. Current development patterns of the city are struggling to cope with the growth while providing basic utilities and a transport system suited for increased traffic. UN-Habitat has declared providing urban living environments that provide better conditions for the local population as one of the big challenges of the coming decades. The proposed planned city extension uses the most basic yet easy to understand and execute grid system that secures access, flood risk mitigation, as well as provision of utilities. Existing local spatial conditions modify the grid and create specificity. In the future, the grid will allow accommodating virtually any programme that is compatible with an urban environment. In the development of the plan, UN-Habitat has partnered with the Dutch Creative Industries Fund and a group of Dutch experts in the fields of urban planning, water management, and landscape design. The Ningo Prampram project was presented at the Habitat III conference in Quito, and at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016.

Client

Ningo Prampram District Authorities, Dutch Creative Industries Fund, UN-Habitat

Program

150 km² city extension masterplan

Stages

2016 Concept and Approval

Team

MLA+, More Architecture, FABRICations, OKRA, Mixst Urbanism