The architecture in Ghana West Coast is a fascinating blend of traditional Ghanaian, European, and modern contemporary architecture.

Traditional Ghanaian village architecture typically consists of simple local building materials. It is common to see houses with walls made of mud, bamboo, and/or raffia palm; and roofs made of bamboo or raffia palm.

European vestiges from the 16th to 18th century occupation include six European-built forts in Ghana West Coast: San Antonio (1515), Batenstein (1656), Gross Frederichsburg (1683), Dorothea (1687, now in ruins), Metal Cross (1692) and Apollonia (1768). These forts have varying architecture, owing to their Portuguese, Dutch, Swedes, British and Brandenburg-Prussian influence. With the exception of Fort Metal Cross, the forts are managed by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, the legal custodian of Ghana’s material cultural heritage. They offer guided tours to the general public, for a small fee. Other old European structures include merchant houses and warehouses.

Also of architectural significance, are some early twentieth century Ghanaian-built buildings, lighthouses, modern buildings, chief’s palaces, churches, schools, and eco-lodges.