The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) representing schools in Greater Kumasi as Team A, were adjudged winners of the 2nd edition of “Build-It University Challenge” 2021 over the weekend in Accra.

The winners, after a competitive five-man judges’ score, beat their counterparts from the Central University (CU) and Accra Technical Training Centre (ATTC) as Team B, representing Greater Accra, with a narrow margin.

The winners had 66.625% while their rivals had 65.001%.

For their prize, the winners received an unspecified amount of money, a plaque with a certificate and assorted building materials from partners.

The competing schools were tasked to design and build a contemporary one-bedroom self-contained studio apartment with additional specifications by the client in a day.

The competition, organised by Knauf, is aimed at creating a platform for building and architectural students in the universities and technical institutions to unearth their creative skills in the modern-day building regime with the use of German-quality products in plasterboard installation, acoustic ceilings among other buildings.