Arc. Chris Pobee Abbey holds a Bachelor of Science and Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture from KNUST, Kumasi, and a master’s in urban planning from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. He also earned a Certificate in Performance-Based Contracting from IHE (Delft), Netherlands, and has participated in numerous housing and urban-related conferences and seminars worldwide.
Mr. Pobee Abbey has served on the Council of the Ghana Institute of Architects and currently sits on the Boards of the Architects Registration Council and Shelter Afrique Development Bank. As the Acting Director of Housing at the Ministry of Works and Housing, he has been instrumental in formulating and executing various programmes under the Ministry.
He played key roles in preparing the Housing Sector Profiles (2011, 2024), the Ghana Housing Policy (2015), the Ghana Building Code (2018), the Building Regulations (2022), the Climate Action Roadmaps for Buildings and Construction in Ghana (2024) among others. Additionally, he has contributed to developing planning schemes, standard designs, and specifications, leading to the implementation of housing programmes under the Ministry.