Prof. George William Kofi Intsiful

Prof. George William Kofi Intsiful has been with the Department of Architecture as a Lecturer since 1979. He was promoted a Senior Lecturer in 1993 and an Associate Professor in 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Design) and Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture degrees from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, an M. Sc. (Housing) from McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a (D. Arch) Doctorate in Architecture degree from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

Prof. Intsiful has taught various courses in Universities in Ghana, Liberia, the U. S. A. and Zimbabwe between 1979 and 2014. He was a Member of the Examination Board to evaluate the Ph. D. thesis of Dr. Viviana d'Auria titled "Developing Urbanism(S) In Development: Five Episodes In The Making Of The Volta River Project In (Post) Colonial Ghana 1945 -1976" at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium in July 2012. He has been an external examiner for the EAMAU School in Lome, Togo has served on international juries to review housing competitions. He has also served as a member of various scientific committees for conferences and was the Convener and Host of the first ever International Conference titled 'African Architecture Today," by the Department of Architecture, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana in June 2007.

Prof. Intsiful is also an avid golfer who is a past Captain and President of the Royal Golf Club, Kumasi, Ghana as well the immediate Past President of the Ghana Golf Association.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Fellow, Ghana Institute of Architects – FGIA

TEACHING AREAS

Architectural History and Theory,
Housing
Environment and Behaviour
Architectural Design
Urban Design
Environmental Psychology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Architectural History and Theory,
Housing
Environment and Behaviour
Architectural Design
Urban Design
Environmental Psychology

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Selected Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

Intsiful, G. W. K. (2012). The Teaching and Making of Architecture in Ghana. 50th anniversary Edition of the Ghana Architect, Accra, Ghana.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (2008). The Architecture of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Campus at Kumasi. Available at: http://www.mudonline.org/aat/papers.html. Copyright2008@AfricanArchitectureToday.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (2012). Pedagogy in Practice: The Process of Building a Cultural Centre in Techiman, Ghana. Available at: http://www.mudonline.org/aat/papers.html. Copyright2008@AfricanArchitectureToday.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (2004). Housing and Urban Development Initiatives as Means towards the Alleviation of Poverty. In RICS Foundation Our Common Estate Research Paper Series, RICS Foundation, www.rics.foundation.org.
Intsiful, G. W. K., Hyland, A. D. C. (2002). Housing in the Cities of Kings - A Comparative Study of Housing Development in Kumasi, Ghana and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Open House International, Vol. 27 No. 3, (pp. 41 - 53). The Urban International Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Great Britain.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (1996). The Return of the Arch in Building Construction in Ghana. Journal of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (1996). Paying attention to tradition. BASIN news, the international newsletter of BASIN, the Building Advisory Service and Information Network, August 1996/No. 12 edition, SKAT, St. Galen, Switzerland.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (1996). Architecture Training and Practice in Ghana: Complexities in a Developing Country. Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Working Paper Series of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE), Vol. 32. Centre for Environmental Design Research, 390 Wurster Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. May 1991.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (1999). Inadequacies in Housing, A Close Look at the Lack of Affordable Housing in Ghana. Dimensions, Vol. 3, Spring 1989, Journal of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U. S.A.

Selected Peer Reviewed Conference Publications

Intsiful, G. W. K. (2012). The Training and Making of Architecture in Ghana. Conference Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Architectural Research. The Place of Research/the Research of Place, ARCC/EAAE 2010, International Conference on Architectural Research, Washington D.C., U. S. A.
Intsiful, G. W. K., Hyland, A. D. C. (2012). When the Castles were White ...Conference Proceedings of the International Scientific Symposium – Place, memory, meaning: preserving intangible values in monuments and sites. ICOMOS 14th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. January 2005

Books and Book Chapters

Intsiful, G. W. K. (2012). Historical Overview of Construction in West Africa. In Construction in West Africa, Chapter 2. West African Built Environment Research (WABER), Conference & EPP Book Service Ltd., ISBN-978-0-9566060-2-2.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (2008). The Impact of Globalization on Local Architecture in Ghana. Architecture and Identity, Herrle, P. and Wegerhoff, E. (Eds.), LIT. VERLAG Dr. W. HopfBerlin. ISBN 978-3- 8258-1088-7. www.lit-verlag.de September 2008
Intsiful, G. W. K. (2012). Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, U. S. A., ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33505-1, ISBN-10: 0-313-33505-2 www.greenwood.com July 2007.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (2011). Preface: Architectures of Belongings - Inhabiting Worlds in Rural West Africa, Cassiman, A. (2011). BAI Publishers, Antwerp, Belgium 2011.
Intsiful, G. W. K. (2011). Preface: The Transformation of the Urban Structure of Kumasi, Studio Ghana 2010-11, Publikatieburo Bouwkunde, TU DELFT, 2011.

CONTACTS

George William Kofi Intsiful (FGIA)

Department of Architecture

College of Art and Built Environment

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kumasi-Ghana

Mobile phone: +233 20 816 5661

E-mail: gwkintsiful@hotmail.com