ArchXenus marks 15 years with more than 140 projects, launches GeneXus

Architecture firm ArchXenus has marked 15 years in practice with more than 140 projects, using its anniversary celebration to launch GeneXus, a book documenting 12 of its selected works, and to introduce initiatives aimed at strengthening its contribution to Ghana’s built environment. The two-day celebration, held on 10 and 11 November 2026 at Christ Temple East in Accra, a building ArchXenus designed and whose construction it managed, featured the launch of the GeneXus book, the Xenus Impact Foundation and the African Urban Futures Conclave. It also brought architects and other stakeholders together to examine the future of cities, climate-responsive buildings, housing and investment in the built environment. The firm is led by Nana Akua Oppong-Birmeh and Agnes Ofosu-Appiah, both Partners and Principal Architects at ArchXenus E and Co-Directors of the Xenus Impact Foundation. Both said the firm’s most significant achievement over the past 15 years was not simply the number of projects it had completed, but the people it had helped develop, and the model of partnership it offered, particularly to women building careers while managing family responsibilities. “Just by virtue of our existence, so many people have found their feet, especially women. They have found the confidence to pursue their passion, to proceed into family life, and not worry about so many things, because we are modelling this and creating an opportunity for us to grow,” Nana Akua said.