4.1. Otie Pokua Yankyera: Ghana

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 

Chapters

• 0:00 Standard Introduction
• 1:14 Guest Introduction
• 3:25 Otie's Childhood, Upbringing & Interest in architecture
• 16:56 Otie's experience as a young female architect in Ghana