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rpretazione della tradizione e del modo con cui le comunità tramandano la propria cultura attraverso il processo fondamentale dell'apprendere facendo. L'obiettivo è quello di contribuire alla creazione di reti attive di popolazione locale coscienti delle
Il progetto nasce da un concorso internazionale bandito da NKA foundation, associazione attiva nel campo della cooperazione in Ghana ed altri paesi dell'Africa svolgendo attività legate allo sviluppo di zone rurali sottoservite, cercando di valorizzarne il patrimonio artistico, artigianale e quello costruttivo, legato alle tradizionali case in terra della regione Ashanti. Il nostro intervento andrebbe a consolidare il legame tra ricercatori ,esperti internazionali e la popolazione locale, cercando una condivisione delle tecniche costruttive con un conseguente micro-sviluppo sociale ed economico. Crediamo fermamente che l'housing moderno possa essere ancora molto innovativo utilizzando l'architettura Ashanti tradizionale, arti locali e tecniche contemporanee.

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NEA ONNIM NO SUA A, OHU ("He who does not know can know from learning"). It means the continued quest for knowledge. This aspect of learning can be seen as something that takes place on an ongoing basis from our daily interactions with others and with the world around us. Earthouse is an house for artists, a place for sharing knowledge and experience. Is a place for learning and get to know before teaching. Housing for the arts involves not just dwelling matters but also cultural changes and educational aspects. It is a reinterpretation of schools in terms of tradition and in the way communities hand down theirs culture. Life-long education is woven into the political, economic, spiritual and physical life. The apprenticeship system, and the wider community encouraged people to become gainfully employed, self-confident and constantly inculcating the basic values of tolerance, understanding, cooperation, justice and equality. In other words, it envisions the total development of everyone. In an art village the two processes, creation and learning by doing, are very close. By the connection of crafts and expertises together, the learning cycle starts. According to this, the art centre acquires sensory values and a special sharing spot within the village, as an open learning system. The design aims to integrate locals and guests artist, both interested in enhancing their skills. This full cultural immersion triggers a virtuous circle which improves the unrecognised local resources. The goal is to create an active network of artists and locals, offer a platform for the presentation art, and to develop a critical forum for the promotion of Ghana culture. The project comes from an international competition by NKA foundation, an association which operate in the cooperation field in Ghana and others African countries with activities related to development processes of underserved rural areas, trying to enhance the artistic, crafts and what constructive, related to traditional houses in the land of the Ashanti region. We firmly believe that Modern housing can be still very innovative using traditional Ashanti Architecture, local arts and contemporary techniques.