Abstract

Functionalist sociologist and planner Austin Tetteh was the first African Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 1971. KNUST soon became a pioneer anticolonial institution that nonetheless incorporated the neocolonial influences of its global staff in order to succeed. European planners in KNUST advocated for architectural functionalism and rapid action, reacted to European rationalist planning, provided paternalist education, considered expertise as universal, and saw humans as resources of the capitalist market economy. On the other hand, although continuist, Tetteh presented an approach to planning that was informed by sociological functionalism, emphasized the detriments of colonial legacies, sought collaboration instead of imposition from Europe, spoke to global networks from a socio-geographic situated position, and considered humans as active resources for national and continental developmentalism. The term “Environ”, used by KNUST staff and students in the 1970s, summons these aspects from an African situated cosmopolitan perspective on ecology and society.

摘要

功能主义社会学家和规划师 Austin Tetteh 于 1971 年成为 Kwame Nkrumah 科技大学 (KNUST) 建筑学院的第一位非洲院长。成功。KNUST 的欧洲规划师提倡建筑功能主义和快速行动，对欧洲理性主义规划作出反应，提供家长式教育，认为专业知识是普遍的，并将人类视为资本主义市场经济的资源。另一方面，虽然是连续主义者，但 Tetteh 提出了一种受社会学功能主义启发的规划方法，强调殖民遗产的损害，寻求合作而不是来自欧洲的强加，从社会地理位置与全球网络交谈，并将人类视为国家和大陆发展主义的积极资源。KNUST 教职员工和学生在 1970 年代使用的术语“环境”从非洲大都会生态和社会的角度召唤了这些方面。