Alero Olympio is a Ghanaian architect who practiced extensively in Ghana and was based in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] She is the architect who designed the Kokrobitey Institute.[2] This institute includes the Alero Olympio Design Center, which was named in her honor.[3]
Career edit
Alero Olympio was internationally renowned for her commitment to using local materials such as laterite, wood and stone, and her passion for leveraging local experience and expertise to seek alternative construction methods. She has traveled extensively both in Africa and around the world, translating her experience through her design and architectural innovations.[4]
Death edit
Alero battled cancer for 6 years and died in Edinburgh on August 31, 2005.[4]
Books edit
References edit
- ^ "AFI Alero Olympio Memorial Lecture". African Futures Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "At Ghana's Kokrobitey Institute, Sustainable Design Has Always Been the Focus". Vogue. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ "ALERO OLYMPIO Design Center". Kokrobitey Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ^ a b c "Alero". GhanaWeb. August 29, 2005. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ Olympio, Alero (1970). Akosua in Brazil. Cecile McHardy, Meshack Asare. [Accra]: Ghana Pub. Corp. ISBN 0-87676-056-6. OCLC 222288.