Four essays survey two port cities in parallel – Valletta, Malta and Accra, Ghana. Their research examines the impact and economic pressures of colonial trade on the architectural evolution of the cities’ port areas, the Grand Harbour and Jamestown-Osu, with an aim to re-imagine the future of their built heritage.Valletta Accra was launched in November 2023 as a travelling research project initiated by architecture firm AP Valletta with David Kojo Derban and Ann Di...