David Kojo Derban has been a chartered Architect and associate member of the Ghana Institute of Architects for the last twenty years. He is a past secretary for public relations of the institute, and the C.E.O of Ethnik International Ltd, a research-based architectural and project management firm in Accra. He holds a Bachelors degree in Architectural Design from the Department of Architecture of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi and an Masters in studies from the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana with key interests in heritage buildings, historiography, and history of architecture in Africa. Derban is an advocate for the preservation of Ghanaian heritage, working on proposals for national forts and castles with the Ghana Museum and Monuments Board, designing regional cultural centers for the National Commission on Culture, and plans for the regeneration of Old Accra for the Ministry of Tourism.