The Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has appointed Prof. Christian Koranteng as Provost of the College of Art and Built Environment (CABE), effective 1st November 2025.

Arc. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Christian Koranteng is a Professor at the Department of Architecture, KNUST. He is also the Director of the Research Centre for Building Performance and Design in Kumasi. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Building Physics and Human Ecology, Vienna University of Technology, Austria.

He has a keen interest in computer aided design (CAD). Since 2003, his teaching activities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology are centred on computer aided design, architectural science, architectural design studio and research methods.

As an Architect and Building Scientist, his major research interest is in building performance, simulation and ecology, specifically thermal comfort, and energy performance of buildings. Being a graduate Chartered Architect from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria, he majored in theory of buildings (housing), urban design and building construction.