My name is Daniel Good. I live in Kumasi, Ghana. Ghana is located in West Africa in case you do not know. When I was young, I realized that I was different. Nobody could understand me. I knew that the mind was way older than my body. This is because I am melancholic and also phlegmatic; highly introverted. I loved nature; plants and animals and life and the landscape.
I used to ask a whole lot of questions. I still do. I wanted to know the highs and lows of everything around me, including me. The hows and whys were my most asked questions. As I grew up, I came to know that I can be really great but there was no enabling environment. My primary dream was to be a theoretical physicist like Albert Einstein. Everybody laughed at that, including my family.
How I came to like Architecture was astonishing. My greatest motivation came from my own sister, Keren Happuch, who was exceptionally good at Pre-technical Skills at school but she didn't really love it. Her works were what I referred to during a self-organized self-tuition of Architecture. Another was Rachel Opare-Sem, who has MArch from Norwich University. Her mom was a great encouragement to both of us. She was an Interior Designer.
When I was 15, I sat down with my best friend, Lillian, as we discussed what our future profession would be. She plainly said she wanted to be a doctor, but I wanted to be so many things at the same time. I realized I needed to be committed to only one. I didn't want to major in a profession I didn't love.
I researched for the next 2 years until I realized that Architecture is the only field that covers most of my personal interests, skills and abilities. When I got that vision, my vision changed! I wanted to know every detail about my new found love. I have now started the Bsc. Architecture program at KNUST, Ghana.
Spektra Global, Kumasi, Architectural Writer
Projekt David International, Kumasi, Ghana, Intern
This was my second internship. This is where I gain some experience concerning site work and office work. I also sharpened my skills in various software like Revit Architecture, Photoshop and SketchUp.
Spio Architectural Designing Consult, Kumasi, GH, Intern
This is my first internship program. Lasting for only two weeks, Spio taught me everything he personally knows in his studio before I started Architecture school. It cost me 20 Ghanaian Cedis (that is about $6). In Architecture, it is not always about the money; it is about the passion for it.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, GH, MArch, Master of Architecture
This study involves acquiring the skills for industry through the study of Integrated Technology, Building Services, Professional Practice and Project Management and Environmental Design. Being a 2-year program, students also publish their first journal and undergo a design thesis that solves a vital problem in society.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, Kumasi, GH, BArch, Bsc Architecture
The Department of Architecture is one of the four departments under the Faculty of Built Environment (FBE). In addition to FBE, the Faculty of Art constitutes the College of Art and Built Environment (CABE).
This department has over the years produced architects for the construction industry locally and internationally. The department is accredited by cognate professional institutions in Ghana, namely, Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) Ghana Institution of Construction (GIOC). Additionally the Department of Architecture is accredited by the Commonwealth Association of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
The products of the department together with other allied disciplines within the University are the key players in the development of the nation as far as physical structures and environmental needs are concerned.
