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Joe Osae-Addo is a Ghanaian architect and visual artist known for his modern African architecture and his use of sustainable design. He coined the term "inno-native" design, meaning the creation of smart designs that are indigenous[1]
Joe Osae-Addo | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Inno-Native house |
| Website | https://www.joeaddo.com/ |
Life
[edit]Joe Osae-Addo was born in Ghana in 1963. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London where he graduated in 1986.[1] After he graduated, Osae-Addo went to live and work in Los Angeles where he co-founded the A+D Museum.[2] He has worked in Finland as well as the UK and the USA.[1] Osae-Addo is currently the CEO of Constructs R&D in Ghana and chairman of the ArchiAfrika Foundation.[3]
Career
[edit]Domestic
[edit]Joe Osae-Addo is the chairman of ArchiAfrika, a group of architects that want to show that "economic development in Africa can be sustainable, inclusive, and socially relevant."[4] His most notable work is the "Inno-Native house," his own residence which he chose to build using materials found in rural areas such as timber and adobe mud blocks. Construction of the house began in 2003 and ended in the fall of 2004. The Inno-Native house was built three feet off the ground. It does not have air conditioning, relying on its elevation and sliding wood screens for cross ventilation. [5] The Inno-Native house has a wrap around balcony and lacks internal corridors, taking inspiration from both Colonial English bungalows and rural Ghanaian houses that have courtyards. [6] Osae-Addo also built and founded the Jamestown Cafe and Gallery in Accra, Ghana.[7]
International
[edit]On June 17, 2022 Apple TV+ released a 35 minute documentary directed by Rasethaba Lebogang about Joe Osae-Addo's Inno-Native house titled Ghana: Inno-Native House.[8] In September of 2018, Joe Osae-Addo was a speaker at Shifting the Landscape: Black Architects and Planners,1968 to Now, a symposium focused on the impact of black architects, held by the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. [9] He opened the Archi-Afrika Pavillion on July 22nd, 2021 as a part of the Venice Biennale that year. The installation was designed by Studio NYALI and 121 Collective with Joe Osae-Addo's support.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joe Osae-Addo | Holcim Foundation". www.holcimfoundation.org. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ "About". A+D Museum. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ "Joseph Osae-Addo to Deliver Donghia Designer-in-Residence Lecture at Otis College | Otis College". www.otis.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "About". ArchiAfrika. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ Dwell. September 2007: Dwell, LLC. September 2007. pp. 77–86. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Defining Afro-Contemporary Homes: The Role of Case Study Houses". ArchDaily. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Studio NYALI designs the ArchiAfrika Pavilion". www.design233.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "Watch Ghana: Inno-Native House - Home (Season 2, Episode 10) - Apple TV+". Apple TV+. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Shifting the Landscape: Black Architects and Planners, 1968 to Now". nmaahc.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "ArchiAfrika Pavilion by Time Space Existence at the Venice Biennale". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2025-04-11.