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A t l a n t i c I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y
A I U N E W S
M¶
Global Outstandin¿ Award
MÁ
c Global Health Policy
¶onference on
¶he¾ical ¹n¿ineerin¿
October 11, 2016
. Âhe
6
th
MTC
Global Annual Convention
was recently held on ÁeÀte¾-
ber 16-17 in Ban¿alore, India,
and
ASIC
’s Head of Accredita-
tion, Prof.
John Wilson
, was
very Àleased to Àrovide a key-
note address to the convention
dele¿ates who a°ended.
Âhe the¾e of this year’s
convention was
Disruptive
Innovation in Education
and
looked at
the role of
traditional
offline in-
stitutions
in the 21
st
cen-
tury, new
for¾s of
learn-
in¿ as an
en¿ine
of econo¾ic
¿rowth, and en-
treÀreneurshiÀ
and start-uÀs.
Âhe conven-
tion was a hu¿e
success and was or¿anised by
International School of Man-
agement Excellence
&
MTC
Global
in ÀartnershiÀ with
SANKALP
2016
and
ASIC
.
ASIC
was also Àrivile¿ed to
receive the
MTC
Global Out-
standing Award for Quality
Assurance and International
Accreditation 2016
which was
acceÀted by Prof.
John Wilson
on behalf of
ASIC
.
Octo-
ber 18,
2016
.
AIU
¿raduate
Ismail
Abudo-
ros
was
invited by ¶onference Áeries
¼¼¶
to a°end the
Internation-
al Conference on Chemical
Engineering
, which took Àlace
on ÁeÀte¾ber 12-14, 2016 in
PhoeniX, Arizona,
½ÁA
.
Âhe the¾e for the
conference was “¹¾er¿in¿
technolo¿ies and scientific
advance¾ents in ¶he¾ical
¹n¿ineerin¿ and it AÀÀlica-
tions”.
Ismael
was invited to
a°end as a dele¿ate to enjoy
the conference alon¿ with the
¿lobal eXÀerts.
Ismail Abudoros
has co¾-
Àleted a Master’s Àro¿ra¾ in
¶he¾ical ¹n¿ineerin¿ at
AIU
.
We are very Àroud of you
Ismael
and we wish you ¾ore
success in your Àrofessional
Àrojects!
October, 2016
. Âhese ¿radu-
ate students co¾Àleted the
¾ajority of the require¾ents to
obtain honors which included
a 4.0
GPA
, Àublished works,
reco¾¾endation fro¾ their
advisor, Àatent a Àroduct, etc.
Congratulations!
José Fernando Méndez Quintero
µ»CT»± »¸ ÁC²E³CE
I³DUST±²´L ¹³g²³EE±²³g
Leopold Blaise Mbumen
M´STE± »¸ P±»ÃECT M´³´gEmE³T
P±»ÃECT M´³´gEmE³T
Sibongile Winnie Mavimbela
M´STE± »¸ ÁC²E³CE
¹³º²±»³mE³T´L ÁC²E³CE
Maxine
¿ot acceÀted and was
offered a Àlace to study at the
½niversity of ¼ondon.
Maxine
Haffner
co¾Àleted a Bach-
elor’s Àro¿ra¾ in Healthcare
Ad¾inistration at
AIU
.
New ¶o¾Àany
September 20, 2016
. ¶on-
¿ratulations once a¿ain to our
¿raduate
Carlos Alberto Rossi
,
whose co¾Àany located in
Mia¾i is now oÀen! It’s official
re¿istration na¾e is
Carlos
Alberto Rossi Corporation
. It
will be¿in oÀeratin¿ officially
with a ¶onference, at the end
of the year, or the be¿innin¿
of neXt year. His website
carlosrossi.global
is still under
construction and will be ready
in a few days.
Carlos Alberto Rossi
co¾-
Àleted a µoctorate of Philoso-
Àhy, Phµ Àro¿ra¾ in Hu¾an
Resources at
AIU
.
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A t l a n t i c I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y
João António Sawendo Mosso
B
ACHELOR
OF
E
CONOMICS
H
UMAN
R
ESOURCES
M
ANAGEMENT
A
NGOLA
Gabriela Scagnet
D
OCTOR
OF
P
UBLIC
H
EALTH
P
UBLIC
H
EALTH
A
RGENTINA
Héctor Ramón Ortiz
B
ACHELOR
OF
P
OLITICAL
S
CIENCE
P
OLITICAL
S
CIENCE
AND
I
NT
. R
ELATIONS
A
RGENTINA
Mario Alfredo Barrera
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
F
OOD
E
NGINEERING
A
RGENTINA
Mario Guido Merlotti
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
F
INANCE
A
RGENTINA
Ricardo Andrés Frías
M
ASTER
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
S
TRATEGIC
P
LANNING
A
RGENTINA
Victor Nazar
B
ACHELOR
OF
E
CONOMICS
E
CONOMICS
A
RGENTINA
Gema San Bruno
D
OCTOR
OF
E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
CIENCES
R
ENEWABLE
E
NERGY
P
OLICY
B
ELGIUM
Kahoun Zita Philippe
D
OCTOR
OF
S
CIENCE
T
ELECOMMUNICATIONS
B
URKINA
F
ASO
Etime Godwill Ajieh
D
OCTOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
C
AMEROON
Chiu Ka Wa, Peter
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
E
LECTRICAL
E
NGINEERING
C
HINA
Maria Mbang Mba Nkara
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
M
ARKETING
C
HINA
Fabio Alexander Segura Rojas
M
ASTER
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
C
OLOMBIA
Fredy Alexander Sanchez Hernández
B
ACHELOR
OF
O
CCUPATIONAL
H
EALTH
AND
S
AFETY
O
CCUPATIONAL
H
EALTH
AND
S
AFETY
C
OLOMBIA
Jose Roberto Niño Vicentes
D
OCTOR
OF
S
CIENCE
E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
CIENCE
C
OLOMBIA
Ngindu Buabua David
D
OCTOR
OF
S
CIENCE
G
EOPHYSICS
D
EMOCRATIC
R
EPUBLIC
OF
THE
C
ONGO
Abdirashid Ali Muse
M
ASTER
OF
E
CONOMICS
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
D
JIBOUTI
Freddy Jiménez
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
T
ELECOMMUNICATIONS
D
OMINICAN
R
EPUBLIC
Mary Altagracia Genao Baez
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
C
HILD
P
SYCHOLOGY
D
OMINICAN
R
EPUBLIC
Zoila Flor Mateo García
D
OCTOR
OF
E
DUCATION
E
DUCATIONAL
S
CIENCES
D
OMINICAN
R
EPUBLIC
Amalia Guadalupe Escoto Pérez
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NDUSTRIAL
E
NGINEERING
E
L
S
ALVADOR
Essuman Reginald Daniel
M
ASTER
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NFORMATION
T
ECHNOLOGY
G
HANA
Kate Coleman-Sarfo
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
P
UBLIC
H
EALTH
G
HANA
Reynold Preveau
D
OCTOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
H
UMAN
R
ESOURCES
M
ANAGEMENT
H
AITI
Francisco Ernesto Posas Guevara
M
ASTER
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
M
ARKETING
H
ONDURAS
María Leticia Duarte
D
OCTOR
OF
E
DUCATION
C
URRICULUM
AND
A
SSESSMENT
D
ESIGN
H
ONDURAS
Shmuel Netanel
D
OCTOR
OF
S
CIENCE
C
IVIL
E
NGINEERING
I
SRAEL
Yevgeni Vaisberg
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
T
ELECOMMUNICATIONS
I
SRAEL
Francis Ngunjiri Maina
M
ASTER
OF
S
CIENCE
R
ENEWABLE
E
NERGY
K
ENYA
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A t l a n t i c I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y
Sibongile Winnie Mavimbela
M
ASTER
OF
S
CIENCE
E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
CIENCE
S
OUTH
A
FRICA
Peter Bath Nyol Datuar
B
ACHELOR
OF
A
RTS
S
OCIAL
W
ORK
S
OUTH
S
UDAN
Natalie García Londoño
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
E
DUCATION
S
PAIN
Vincent Okoro
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
S
PAIN
Mubarak Ishag Idris Mhamed
M
ASTER
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
S
UDAN
Fareed Rene Ali
M
ASTER
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
T
RINIDAD
AND
T
OBAGO
Jane Frances Viergever
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
U
NITED
K
INGDOM
Ebenezer Siisi Crentsil
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
USA
Stephen Mutamba
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
C
RIMINAL
J
USTICE
USA
Grace Francisca Banda Mwale
M
ASTER
OF
B
USINESS
AND
E
CONOMICS
F
INANCIAL
M
ANAGEMENT
Z
AMBIA
Glyn Chipepa
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
L
OGISTICS
Z
AMBIA
Jonathan Mibenje
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
M
ECHANICAL
E
NGINEERING
Z
AMBIA
Kaunda Smokey Phiri
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
M
ECHANICAL
E
NGINEERING
Z
AMBIA
Antonio Dak Mayeny Odok
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NTERNATIONAL
R
ELATIONS
Z
IMBABWE
Charles T. Tarirayi
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
Z
IMBABWE
GRUPO ESPECIAL GUATEMALA
B
ACHELOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
M
ANAGEMENT
Alexa María Ávila
Alma Susana Saravia Pelaez de Castillo
Andrea Sabrina Urizar Estupinian
Bárbara Grosjean Reyes
Carlos José Gilberto Méndez Solórzano
Christian Jacobo Valdés Andrino
Christian Kribert De la Roca Ruano
Dennís Gamaliel Sajché Leíva
Douglas Ivanhoe Reyes Cóbar
Edgar Rodrigo Alburez Calvo
Edgar Vinicio Rosales Célis
Edwin Giovanni Régil Gutiérrez
Elisa Elena Yec ChowBachelor of Business
Eriberto Morgan Medina
Erika Nohemy Polanco Pérez de Noj
Evelyn Patricia Gómez Portillo
Gonzalo Alexander González Marroquín
Heidi Carolina Mayén Reyes
Jorge Luis Gamarro Puente
Juan Carlos Palma Castro
Juan Carlos Sagastume Saavedra
Juan Diego González López
Juan José Castillo Castro
Julia Carolina Gómez Garzona
Julio César Montenegro Ramazzini
Julio César Velasquez Estrada
Ludwing Elí González Marroquín
Luis Pedro Orozco López
Mario Alberto Trabanino Ixcot
Mayra Marleny Rodríguez Morales
Milton Elohin Mejía Flores
Mónica Gabriela Ramírez López
Nancy Iveth Santizo Pitto de Gonzáles
Otto Fernando Davila Garcia
Oxequias Sandoval Girón
Paola Lorena Cardona Huertas
Pedro Julio López Morales
Roberto Carlos Orellana Arce
Rony Walter Serrano Del Cid
Selvyn Sthalyng Urrutia Cuellar
Sonia Hermelinda Santizo Reyna
Vicente Peralta Arana
Christian Omar Pereira Ortíz
Cristiano Aloisio Scheeren
Deilyn Mavel Orantes Pivaral
Edgar Leonel Orellana Trujillo
Francis Müller García
Herbert Edward Humphrey López
José Leonel Schmid Hall
Juan Luis Ariano Marroquín
Marlon Danilo Artola Ponce
Marta Cecilia Morales Ortiz
Marvin Anibal Montes de Oca Bran
Maura Gabriela Martínez
Sergio Antonio Leonardo Salazar
Tito Adolfo Ruiz Flores
Alberto Manuel José Tinga
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
S
OLAR
E
NERGY
M
OZAMBIQUE
Hilda Nakakuwa
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
L
EADERSHIP
AND
M
ANAGEMENT
N
AMIBIA
Ayodele Isaiah Oladunjoye
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
P
UBLIC
A
DMINISTRATION
N
IGERIA
Eze Ebere Nathan
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
E
CONOMIC
D
EVELOPMENT
N
IGERIA
Sheela Devaraj
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
N
UTRITION
S
CIENCE
O
MAN
Marcial Valerio Almiron Panti
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
C
IVIL
E
NGINEERING
P
ERU
Ibrahima Seydi
D
OCTOR
OF
P
HILOSOPHY
E
CONOMICS
AND
F
INANCE
S
ENEGAL
Dembo Ali Bah
B
ACHELOR
OF
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
C
ONSTRUCTION
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
S
IERRA
L
EONE
Abdikadir Hassan Abukar
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
B
IOTECHNOLOGY
E
NGINEERING
S
OMALIA
Zaima Abdullahi H-Mohamed
D
OCTOR
OF
S
CIENCE
P
SYCHOLOGY
S
OMALIA
Edmund Nah, Kloh
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NFORMATION
T
ECHNOLOGY
L
IBERIA
Leopold Blaise Mbumen
M
ASTER
OF
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
L
IBERIA
Priscilla Naa Kwarley Kotey
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
B
USINESS
M
ANAGEMENT
L
IBERIA
Benigno Vales Martínez
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NDUSTRIAL
E
NGINEERING
M
EXICO
Carlos Antonio Nuñez Hernandez
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NDUSTRIAL
E
NGINEERING
M
EXICO
Gabriel Noriega Peralta
D
OCTOR
OF
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
B
USINESS
A
DMINISTRATION
M
EXICO
Henlli Joanna López Cortés
M
ASTER
OF
P
UBLIC
H
EALTH
P
UBLIC
H
EALTH
M
EXICO
José Fernando Méndez Quintero
D
OCTOR
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NDUSTRIAL
E
NGINEERING
M
EXICO
Orlando Martin Alzamora Biffi
B
ACHELOR
OF
S
CIENCE
I
NDUSTRIAL
E
NGINEERING
M
EXICO
Orlando Martin Alzamora Biffi
M
ASTER
OF
S
CIENCE
S
AFETY
AND
R
ISK
M
ANAGEMENT
M
EXICO
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Another ¿ood eXÀerience I
had was the variety students’
resources available. I learnt a
lot durin¿ the research for ¾y
essays which was facilitated
by the wide variety of content
available on the student Àortal.
All throu¿h the ti¾e of by
studies the
AIU
tea¾ keÀt ¾e
infor¾ed of ¾y Àro¿ress which
Àrovided ¾e with ¾otivation
and focus towards ¾y studies.
Kate Coleman-Sarfo
Doctor of Philosophy
in Public Health
October 3, 2016
“M
y eXÀerience with
AIU
has been quite
enli¿htenin¿. I had always
wanted to Àursue further stud-
ies aſter ¾y Master de¿ree but
the challen¿e has always been
ti¾e. Bein¿ a career wo¾an,
a wife and a ¾other of three,
I had neither the ti¾e nor
the ener¿y to enroll into the
conventional university. When
I read about
AIU
, I was quite
skeÀtical and wondered if aſter
enrollin¿ I would be allowed
to work at ¾y own Àace. What
i¾Àressed ¾e ¾ost was the
oÀtion of workin¿ on assi¿n-
¾ents offline and uÀloadin¿
it when ready. Âhis was quite
i¾Àortant since Ghana at the
ti¾e was under¿oin¿ a serious
challen¿e with the suÀÀly of
electricity to ho¾es and busi-
nesses and internet access
was quite erratic.
µesi¿nin¿ ¾y own cur-
riculu¾ steered and encour-
a¿ed ¾e into researchin¿ in
areas that I had always had
an interest in. I was able to
follow the ti¾elines I had set
for ¾yself. Âhe acade¾ic tu-
tors and advisors were always
ready to clarify any issues,
and all queries were answered
within 48 hours. Assi¿n¾ents
were also ¿raded within the
sa¾e ti¾e fra¾e. Âhe doctor-
ate course Àresented in an
andra¿o¿ic tradition has also
helÀed ¾e in ¾ana¿in¿ ¾y
ti¾e ¾ore efficiently.
In conclusion, I can boldly
say that ¾y stint with
AIU
has been very Àositive and
has equiÀÀed ¾e with ¾ore
confidence in ¾y own abili-
ties. I would ¿ladly reco¾-
¾end
AIU
to others who ¾ay
not be able to enroll in the
conventional universities to
further their studies.
Lydia Karungari Miuru
Master of Business Administra-
tion in Business Administration
September 20, 2016
“B
efore I enrolled at
AIU
, I
had a difficulty of find-
in¿ an institution that would
¾eet ¾y needs of Internation-
ally accredited ¾aster’s de¿ree,
Online Àro¿ra¾, Affordable
¾aster’s Àro¿ra¾, Relevant
and uÀ to date content.
Over the years I have
enjoyed success in ¾y career
but I wanted to i¾Àrove ¾y
¾ana¿e¾ent skills and also
eXcel further in ¾y career
ladder. Achievin¿ a Master’s
de¿ree would satisfy ¾y needs
and when I found
AIU
, I knew
it would take ¾e to the neXt
level of ¾y career journey.
Âhe eXÀerience at
AIU
has
been eXcellent. Âhe syste¾s
and Àrocesses have ¾ade
access to the services very
s¾ooth. Âhe enroll¾ent staff
are very friendly and are
available to assist whenever I
needed helÀ. Âhe co¾¾unica-
tion fro¾ both the faculty and
the student service tea¾ has
been eXcellent.
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A t l a n t i c I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y
Austine A. Ojiuko
Doctor of Philosophy
in Banking and Finance
September 14, 2016
“I
t is a very hu¾blin¿
eXÀerience to have ¿one
throu¿h the eXcitin¿ and
dyna¾ic Àro¿ra¾ of
AIU
. Âhe
Àaradi¿¾ shiſt fro¾ Àeda¿o¿y
to andra¿o¿y by
AIU
has ¾ade
the institution the Àreferred
destination vis-à-vis life-
lon¿ education and hu¾an
develoÀ¾ent for very busy
Àrofessionals.
As I enrolled in the insti-
tution and downloaded the
doctorate de¿ree ¾anual, I was
al¾ost Àut off by the sheer vol-
u¾e of the docu¾ent. I Àains-
takin¿ly went throu¿h it and
beca¾e convinced there and
then that I couldn’t have ¾ade
a be°er choice. Âhe doctorate
Àro¿ra¾ was actually desi¿ned
to ¾eet individual needs and
had effectively helÀed ¾e
reach ¾y Àrofessional and
Àersonal ¿oals. In today’s
dyna¾ics world couÀled with
¾y busy schedule, I couldn’t
i¾a¿ine ¾yself under¿oin¿
a full-ti¾e Àro¿ra¾ for the
doctorate.
AIU
Àrovided the Àlatfor¾
by the unique andra¿o¿ic aÀ-
Àroach that enabled ¾e work
even within the co¾fort of
¾y ho¾e and office and at ¾y
Àace. ¹ven when it aÀÀeared I
was slackin¿, ¾y advisors were
quick to brin¿ ¾e back to focus
throu¿h their constant/re¿ular
¾ails of suÀÀort and encour-
a¿e¾ent. Âhey really were
down to earth in ¿uidin¿ and
challen¿in¿ ¾e to reach ¾y
¿oals. Âhey were deÀendable
Àartners in ¾y Àro¿ress.
It is in
AIU
that I realized
the full i¾Àlication of a Phµ
Àro¿ra¾ because of the ¾ulti-
disciÀlinary assi¿n¾ents that
cut across such diverse fields
outside ¾y core disciÀline
of Bankin¿ and Finance. My
acade¾ic tutors were real ¾o-
tivators and eXhibited a¾azin¿
or¿anizational skills throu¿hout
the Àro¿ra¾. Âhe finance de-
Àart¾ent offered a very fleXible
and convenient Àay¾ent Àlan
that eli¾inated all stressors.
AIU
is surely a refreshin¿
new dawn in distance and
life-lon¿ learnin¿ eXÀerience.
I a¾ Àroud to have been Àart
of this success story. I cannot
thank the ¾ana¿e¾ent and
staff of
AIU
enou¿h for the
once-in-a lifeti¾e oÀÀortu-
nity offered to ¾e to reach ¾y
educational zenith.
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Description
Modern architecture in
recent days has co¾e a lon¿
way to ¿ive services to ¾an-
kind. Aſter years of recyclin¿
of architecture desi¿ns, this
research will let individuals
in the architecture / buildin¿
industry understand both old
and new architectural works.
Moreover, create a self e¾-
Àloyed job to individuals and
to be able to desi¿n beautiful
buildin¿s to catch the eyes of
once ¿overn¾ent.
Aſter ¿oin¿ throu¿h all
asÀects of ¾odern architecture,
the world as a whole will have
the oÀÀortunity to have their
old houses or structures re-
Àlaced by recent desi¿ns. Âhis
will ¿o a lon¿ way to reÀlace all
structures that are har¾ful to
the society. My research is ¿o-
in¿ to duel ¾ore on structures
in the Northern Àart of Ghana.
Structures in
Northern Ghana
Gone are the days when
our forefathers used to live
in caves (houses created in
rocks). In this, our ¾odern
era of Architecture, so¾e
My scriÀt would define
¾odern architecture as
the
art of buildin¿ uÀon the
old desi¿ns created by
other architects
. For in-
stance takin¿ a look at build-
in¿s in Northern Ghana. In
¾y illustration, you will notice
that houses are desi¿ned with
¿rass roofs and sand used as
blocks without ce¾ent.
In ¾y introduction, I will
be elaboratin¿ on buildin¿s
in Northern and Áouthern
Ghana. Âake a look at archi-
tecture as
renovation
and
creativity
. Many a ti¾es,
old buildin¿s are collaÀse and
desi¿ned to ¾eet the standard
of ¾odern structures. In addi-
tion to this, desi¿ns drawn by
architects are built uÀon by
other architects to add beauty
and style to ¾ake it a ¾odern
buildin¿.
My research will also deal
with the fact that architects
¾ust have certain qualities or
standards. Also as you read
these scriÀt students will ¿et
to know how renovation and
creativity can helÀ develoÀ
¾odern architecture in the
world as a whole.
Awasabisah µenis Bonaventure
|
Bachelors in Architecture
Image: ForumBiodiversity.com
Introduction
Gone are the days when
scholars such as
Barbara
Miller Lane
wrote on
Housing
and dwelling
, scholars Àaid
¾uch a°ention on few build-
in¿s where ÀeoÀle lived? Âhese
livin¿ Àlaces where the ¿reat
Àalace and Villas of wealthy,
to¿ether with the house drawn
in ¾odern style by our hu¾ble
current “Architects”. In addi-
tion to that, buildin¿s were
¾ade to be lar¿e, eXÀensive
and beautiful.
My research has co¾e to
find out that, aÀart fro¾ the
Àalace and villas which ar-
chitects Àaid a°ention to, the
recent architects have brou¿ht
about new ideas. Âhese ideas
have been the ¾odern way of
desi¿nin¿ structures for the
co¾fort of individuals.
IMAGE 1.
In Northern Ghana, those who have idea about building use ordinary sand and water mixed to build houses for the
comfort of the people. Grasses are used as roofing, which is not a good material since dry grass burns easily.
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societies in Northern Ghana
are still livin¿ in structures
desi¿ned by sense of jud¿-
¾ent. Âhat is to say, those
who have idea about buildin¿
use ordinary sand and water
¾iXed to build houses for the
co¾fort of the ÀeoÀle. Grass-
es are used as roofin¿ for the
buildin¿s which I think is not
a ¿ood ¾aterial for that since
dry ¿rass burns easily when
there is an outbreak of fire.
Âoday in Northern Ghana,
¾odern architects have been
able to detect the Àroble¾s
affectin¿ the beauty of the
environ¾ent. ½Àco¾in¿
architects like us will helÀ de-
veloÀ the Àlace by desi¿nin¿
¾odern buildin¿ structures
and then or¿anize workshoÀ
to brin¿ to bear the da¾a¿in¿
of only sand and dry ¿rass
used for buildin¿.
Image 1
is an eXa¾Àle of
structures found in Northern
Ghana which need renovation.
Analysis
Ácholars and authors on
architecture have wri°en
about structure used as sÀe-
cial events like the Àyra¾id
in ¹¿yÀt have ¿iven ¾uch
a°ention. My research has
co¾e out that, the re¾ote
areas like the villa¿es are the
¾ost affected areas which
need i¾¾ediate a°ention.
When you take a look at the
cities and towns, you will
notice that all the buildin¿s
are ¾odern desi¿ns co¾Àared
to the villa¿es. ¹ven the old
desi¿ns are ¾odernized by
new desi¿ns created by our
able architects.
I write to stress on the Àoint
that all architects should have
certain quality which can helÀ
the develoÀ¾ent of ¾odern
architecture in the world. Âhe
qualities needed to achieve
this ¿oal will be eXÀlained.
An architect ¾ust be Àatient
in whatever he does whether
desi¿nin¿ or visitin¿ a buildin¿
site. Patience on the Àart of
architects can brin¿ under-
standin¿ between architects,
draſts¾en and buildin¿
contractors.
Many a ti¾es you will find
out that the ¾ason buildin¿ on
the site co¾Àlains that either
the draſts¾an or the archi-
tect refuse to Àut a buildin¿
desi¿n in the ri¿ht order. As an
eXa¾Àle, so¾e unqualified ar-
chitect have arran¿ed a desi¿n
for buildin¿, where the toilet
is just oÀÀosite the kitchen
and there is no e¾er¿ency eXit
within the desi¿ned buildin¿
Àlan. When this haÀÀens, it
¾akes it difficult to be ¿iven a
buildin¿ Àer¾it. My research
has noticed that architects
¾ust be
Skilful:
Âhe architect
should be able to or¿anize va-
riety of ¾aterials into differ-
ent desi¿n for¾s. He should
be able to Àroduce quality
architectural works.
Tolerant
: Âhe Architect
should acceÀt challen¿es
and criticis¾s by the ÀeoÀle
around hi¾. He should adjust
to all situations he ¾ay find
hi¾self and understand other
views fro¾ the Àublic.
Creative:
Âhe architect ¾ust
have the ability to create new
desi¿n and co¾e out with
¾odern architectural draw-
in¿s. He ¾ust have the idea
of chan¿in¿ the old desi¿n or
renovate old desi¿ns and also
think very fast.
Self discipline:
Âhe archi-
tect ¾ust control his te¾Àer
and habits and should let re-
sÀect be reciÀrocal. He should
be able to work within a ti¾e
fra¾e. Also ¾ust acco¾Àlish
his work as Àro¾ise.
Sociable:
Architects ¾ust
be sociable in all asÀects of
life, ¾ost esÀecially should
¾in¿le with others so that
he can listen to others view
concernin¿ the develoÀ¾ent
of architecture.
Knowledgeable:
should be
well infor¾ed of new technol-
o¿y and scientific know how.
Âhis will enable hi¾ create
architectural desi¿n that will
be acceÀtable to the conte¾-
Àorally world.
Adventurous:
Âhe architect
should be ea¿er to eXÀlore
new ideas and ready to take
risk with boldness. Áhould ad-
¾ire other works of architects,
ad¾ires his national cultural
herita¿e.
Actualization
I have toured all over fro¾
North to Áouth, ¹ast to West
which have finally brou¿ht
¾e this far. My case study on
¾odern architecture shows
that renovation and creativity
is the key to achievin¿ suc-
cess in architecture develoÀ-
¾ent. Âhis scriÀt will duel
¾ore on the issue of creativ-
ity by architects and the look
at renovation of har¾ful
buildin¿s. Âhe two ter¾s will
be eXÀlained so that scholar,
authors and even architects
can take note of it.
IMAGE 2.
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Creativity
¶reativity is the ability to
¾ake or create so¾ethin¿ new.
It also involves ¾odification
of the old desi¿ns or ideas,
i¾Àrovin¿ on the ¾odern
desi¿n or inventin¿ so¾ethin¿
new which is less in the world.
My research has found out that
architects are very creative in
the field. My scriÀt has eX-
Àlained a creative Àerson to
be so¾eone who is able to use
his i¾a¿ination to brin¿ out
so¾ethin¿ new. A creative ar-
chitect can think and Àut down
so ¾any ideas within a very
short Àeriod and always like to
eXÀeri¾ent with the variety of
ideas. Âhe architect should be
able to desi¿n Àlans that can
be used to renovate old build-
in¿s into ¾odern architecture
works. A creative architec-
ture will not like to desi¿n
buildin¿ that has been drawn
by so¾eone else. Âhese days
in the world, clients always
Àrefer to have a desi¿n done
already. With this, it wouldn’t
helÀ ¿et ¾odern architecture
desi¿ns. Instead of architects
buildin¿ uÀon the old desi¿ns,
they end uÀ coÀyin¿ what
has been done in the Àast,
for¿e°in¿ that there is a new
¿eneration.
Renovation
In ¾odern architectural,
renovation for¾ Àart of the
¾echanis¾s. You will not
always have structures desi¿n
to be built fro¾ its founda-
tion. An ¹n¿lish dictionary
defines renovation as an old
buildin¿ which is i¾Àroved
and brou¿ht back to ¿ood
condition. My research will
define renovation as the abil-
ity to think fast and desi¿n an
old buildin¿ by addin¿ or sub-
tractin¿ other details to brin¿
its beauty and stren¿th back
to its nor¾al for the co¾fort-
ability of an individual. Âhe
¾o¾ent renovation co¾es in
¾ind, what architects ¾ust
think of is wether the old
structure is to develoÀ a¿ain,
add ¾ore co¾Àonents like
windows, Àillars or roofin¿,
once this is considered, the
neXt thin¿ to think of is to
decide as to how the archi-
tecture desi¿n will look like.
Is it additional co¾Àonents?
or buildin¿ uÀon the old one
to have a ¾odern architec-
tural work?
Image 3
shows an
eXa¾Àle of the latest ¾odern
architecture works in Ghana.
Recommendation
When you take a close
look at ¾y research, you will
notice that creativity, renova-
tion and ¿ood qualities of an
architect are the ¾ain issues
in ¾y research. When all
these three thin¿s are keÀt in
¾ind, the world has a Àlace to
reckon with, ¾ost esÀecially
the qualities of an architect.
When there is a lack of any
of the qualities, architects
will face challen¿es in the
society because clients and
draſts¾en will bla¾e archi-
tects for Àoor desi¿n works.
And that will brin¿ down the
i¾a¿e of the architectural in-
dustry. My research will also
reco¾¾end that workshoÀ
should be or¿anized in the
re¾ote areas to helÀ develoÀ
the ¿rowth of architecture in
the society. Much of the at-
tentions should also be taken
in the re¾ote areas because
that is where we all ¿enerated
fro¾. Âhere were villa¿es
before we had the towns and
cities.
Áo, as scholars have wri°en
that ¾uch a°ention is ¿iven
to villa buildin¿s and lar¿e
buildin¿s for events such as
festivals and durbars. Âhe
Àoints raised in this scriÀt
should also be considered
so that the re¾ote areas will
also boast of livin¿ in ¾odern
architecture buildin¿s.
Conclusion
“Âhe way you be¿in, will
end the sa¾e way”. Architects
should always know the loca-
tions of their desi¿ns. Aſter
a Àeriod of ti¾e, take a Àain
to visit at least so¾e desi¿ns
done so ¾any years a¿o. Âhis
will helÀ you see how lon¿
your desi¿n can take before
it under¿oes renovation.
My ¾ain effort lies with the
re¾ote areas. When we ¿et
the basic of ¾odern archi-
tecture, the industry will ¿o a
lon¿ way to enjoy its develoÀ-
¾ent. Also the town, cities,
states, countries and even
the world would have a be°er
Àlace to live with ¾odern
architecture.
Publications by Students:
aiu.edu/ÁtudentPublication.ht¾l
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Darling, E.
(2007) Narratives of ¾odernity
before construction. Âaylor and Francis Routled¿e. Britain.
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Higgo°, A.
(2007) Architectural ¶ultures in Britain. Âaylor and
Francis Routled¿e. Britain.
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Heynen, H.
(1999) Architecture Mo-
dernity.
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Lane Miller
(2007) PersÀective on Modern do¾estic
Architecture.Âaylor and Francis Routled¿e.
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Vidler, A.
(2008) In-
ventin¿ Architectural Modernis¾.
MIÂ
Press.
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Wood, Rodger H.
Wood, Richard J. Hoffman, Frank W.
(2000) A¾erican µo¾estic
Architecture. Infosential Àress.
½Á
.
INDEX.
Darling, Elizabeth
(2007). Âhe condition for an
Architecture for to-day. Pa¿es 11-16.
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Heynen, Hilde
(1999). Ar-
chitectural Modernity. Pa¿es 8-18.
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Higgot, Andrew
(2007) Âhe
oÀÀosite of Architecture. Pa¿es 117-126.
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Lane, Barbara Miller
(2007) Housin¿ and µwellin¿. Pa¿e 1.
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Lane, Barbara M.
(2007)
Who interÀrets. Pa¿es 21-23.
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Modern architecture design in southern Ghana.
Our social life,
our Àlanet
By µr. Rosa Hilda ¼ora M.
Advisor at
AI½
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rosa@aiu.edu
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¼
ife; what is life. Âhe
answer see¾s to be easy;
life is to be, bein¿ healthy,
havin¿ ¿oods, be i¾Àortant
and do what you want when
you want and so¾ethin¿ not
very ¿ood: have ¾ore years
but which we ¾ust not think
that ¾eans we aÀÀroach the
end of everythin¿ we accu-
¾ulate. ¼ife thus described is
Àleasure and Àleasure.
Way back in 1976, the last
century, and very distant
ti¾es, as our ¾illennials say,
Erich Fromm
wrote a teXt,
“
To have or to be?
”. In this
work he analyzes the ¾ean-
in¿ of life. It tells us that the
Great Pro¾ise of industri-
alization: the ¾astery of
nature, ¾aterial wealth, the
¿reatest haÀÀiness for the
¿reatest nu¾ber of ÀeoÀle,
unli¾ited Àro¿ress and
freedo¾ without threats they
have not been. Why could it
not be? Because life as the
¾aXi¾u¾ Àleasure and self-
ishness and ¿reed, they don’t
Àroduce hu¾an develoÀ-
¾ent.
FR±MM (2009)
.
¼et realize that Àossess
and Àossess is not all we
have to do to live because
the society of which we are
Àart in this
ÄÄI
century, by
reÀorts of ½nited Nations
(
½N
) and the World Bank
(
WB
) yet with scientific and
technolo¿ical develoÀ¾ent,
it have not ¿enerated welfare
to the ¿reatest Àossible nu¾-
ber of hu¾an bein¿s.
We are livin¿ at the be¿in-
nin¿ of this
ÄÄI
century in the
econo¾ic and cultural ¾ove-
¾ent called Globalization and
¶ultural Globalization. World
econo¾y is lar¿e-scale and at
unÀrecedented sÀeed. As for
the ¶ultural Globalization it
is to create cultural interests
¿lobally to ¾ake those inter-
ests econo¾ic.
Âhe develoÀ¾ent created
was based on ¿eneratin¿ an
infor¾ation society where
di¿ital co¾¾unication is the
suÀÀort. Âhus the world is in-
volved in a ¾ass of infor¾a-
tion to create need of ¾edia
that allows it, and needs fro¾
¾arket Àroducts.
Âoday we see ra¾Àant
Àoverty in countries that can’t
and have not ¾ana¿ed to
enter that world where ¿lobal
education is increasin¿ly
necessary.
It see¾s life today don’t
know what else has to be
because we carry on the way
we describe.
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It is Àleasure and selfish-
ness to have, and of a society
of Globalization and ¶ultural
Globalization; we also need to
see the ¾any social conflicts
where ÀeoÀle have taken uÀ
ar¾s to try to solve the¾.
Moreover we talk about
education and we see that
education is or¿anized by
Átates and its ÀurÀose is to
¾aintain the Àower of the
Átate. With that keeÀ the Átate
we are witnessin¿ the Àoverty
of educational syste¾s and
the contradiction that for
Globalization need every day
to know and learn.
We are witnessin¿ nation-
alist ¾ove¾ents in indus-
trialized countries such as
the ½nited Kin¿do¾ (
½K
),
Ger¾any, France and ÁÀain.
Âhey consider these ¿rouÀs
¾ust be seÀarated fro¾ all
or¿anizations that e¾er¿ed as
consequences of the two ¿reat
wars, World War I and Word
War
II
.
Âhe question is how to Àre-
vent ¿lobal trade and ne¿ate
the benefits of or¿anizations
that have enabled world
Àeace. It will not be that
¿overn¾ents should or¿anize
a quality education and allow
individuals who do eXercise
that role and enrich the or-
¿anizations that were created
aſter the wars? It will not be
that as a society we ¾ust
learn to seek a¿ree¾ents
for all for life and honor the
ter¾s of such cooÀeration.
²awls, (1212)
.
Âoday we ¾ean by justice
that the other has to disaÀ-
Àear either in a Àersonal or
social level. We don’t think
of ¿eneratin¿ a¿ree¾ents
where each Àart ¾ay result in
benefits than achieve a be°er
life for all. If we educate for
coeXistence in a Àersonal and
social level it would be an-
other world where we lived.
Why do we ¾ention the life
of our Àlanet? We ¾ention the
life of our Àlanet because it
see¾s that we live as hu¾an
bein¿s floatin¿ on a cloud and
the Àlace where we do all our
activities and where we ¿et
all the resources we need no
relevance to live, to be and
even ¾ore so to be well. What
do we do? We have beco¾e
accusto¾ed to bein¿ Àreda-
tors; only we consu¾e.
What are we doin¿ for a
livin¿? What are we doin¿
to develoÀ our body health?
What are we doin¿ to ¿ener-
ate coeXistence? What are we
doin¿ to develoÀ our skills,
our abilities? Are we livin¿?
It see¾s we are ¿oin¿ in the
oÀÀosite direction.
Âhe train of cultural ¿lo-
balization and ¿lobalization
¿oes in the sa¾e line as the
train of hu¾an life and the
develoÀ¾ent of our skills
and abilities but ran¿e fro¾
instead of sense to crush the
other as triu¾Àh of truth and
justice?
Angus Deaton
says in his
work awarded as the 2015
Nobel econo¾ics “
The Great
Escape. Health, wealth and
the origins of inequality
”
that we live today with ¾ore
oÀÀortunities to escaÀe Àov-
erty than in the Àast but it is
believed that aid fro¾ other
countries resolve differences
in welfare and for¿et that aid
Àasses throu¿h the corruÀt
Àolitical syste¾s and doesn’t
reach the neediest. He keeÀs
sayin¿ that we should allow
countries to seek their own
way out of Àoverty because
considerin¿ that fro¾ the
outside know what to do all
these countries is not the best
way.
DEaT±n (2015)
.
Of what
Deaton
says in
his work we can infer that
each of us ¾ust find ways to
keeÀ learnin¿, find ways to be
be°er with the li°le or ¾uch
that the Átate has ¿iven us
by education. Áocieties are
be°er or¿anized and we have
¾ore oÀÀortunities; of each
of us deÀends on “
The Great
Escape
”.
What about justice; we
¾ust learn what
Rawls
says in his book “
Justice as
Fairness. A reformulation
”,
that ÀeoÀle should have the
caÀacity to ÀarticiÀate in
beneficial social cooÀeration
oÀÀosite Àoints frontally at
the sa¾e Àlace. What awaits
us as hu¾an bein¿s? What
awaits us as a society? What
awaits us for the resources we
need fro¾ our Àlanet?
We have to keeÀ learnin¿,
keeÀ studyin¿ for life to have
a job that allows us the re-
sources we need and to know
in every ¾o¾ent of our lives
where to ¿o to have a hu¾an
develoÀ¾ent that ¾akes us
reach “
THE GREAT ESCAPE
”
of this ¾aelstro¾ we have for
Àhysical and social world.
We have to study for life to
know how we can live haÀÀily
and ¿o on the train of “
The
Great Escape
”! Âhe ¿reat
escaÀe fro¾ the world that
others created for us.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. Deaton, A.
(2015). ¹l Gran ¹scaÀe. Áalud,
riqueza y los orí¿enes de la desi¿ualdad. MéXico:
F¶¹
.
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Fromm,
E.
(2009). ÅÂener o ser? MéXico:
F¶¹
.
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Rawls J.
(2012). ¼a Justicia
co¾o equidad. ½na refor¾ulación. ¹sÀaña: Paidós.
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United
Nations.
Retrieved fro¾
www.un.±Rg/En/indEx.hTMl
|
United
Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
