Formation of Ghanaian Buildings

In the olden days houses were built with mud. And this brought into existence the name Mud House. Mud houses are normally roofed with palm branches. This buildings can be seen in the Rural areas. The picture above was captured at Papaase in the Central Region.

Wood was later discovered as a good material for building. So people stopped building houses with mud and went in for wooden houses. Wooden houses can be seen in both the Rural areas and the Urban areas. The picture above was captured at Papaase in the Central Region.

A modern day Ghanaian would go in for a house built with cement and sand, and this is a perfect example of a modern day house. This houses are normally roofed with roofing sheets or bricks. It is also built with iron rods and other materials. Houses built with cement and sand are costly more than those built with mud and wood. Buildings like this can mostly be seen in the Urban areas. The picture above was captured at McCarthy Hill in the Greater Accra Region.

Settlements

There is a vast history behind buildings in Ghana. Modern buildings like what we have today did not just erupt from nowhere. This also comes along with the way they are being settled or located. For instance we have Linear Settlement, Scattered Settlement and Nucleated Settlement. The Linear Settlement refers to buildings that are situated or formed around a transport route.The Scattered Settlement also refers to towns where buildings are separated from each other . Whiles the Nucleated Settlement are towns where buildings are close together, these are mostly seen our Zongo communities. All these settlements can be seen in Ghana. 

Below are pictures of some parts of Mallam, during the day and at night. And this is a typical example of a Scattered Settlement.