"The optimism of the first African country to gain independence is celebrated in a series of distinguished public buildings," Adjaye notes of this civic structure in Accra, Ghana. "The recently completed assembly building is in the form of an Ashanti stool, making a link to the chieftaincy culture that still dominates the country." Photo 5 of 15 in David Adjaye's African Architecture Photo Survey by Aileen Kwun

David Adjaye's African Architecture Photo Survey

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"The optimism of the first African country to gain independence is celebrated in a series of distinguished public buildings," Adjaye notes of this civic structure in Accra, Ghana. "The recently completed assembly building is in the form of an Ashanti stool, making a link to the chieftaincy culture that still dominates the country."