ACADEMIA Letters A blend of Traditional Visual Symbols in BIPV application; any Prospects? Samuel Amo Awuku, Robert Gordon University, School of Engineering Amar Bennadji, Robert Gordon University, Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki, Edinburgh Napier University, School of Engineering and the Built Environment Nazmi Sellami, Edinburgh Napier University, School of Engineering and the Built Environment Abstract Traditional Visual symbols are of great relevance, especially within the architectural space. Buildings may adopt symbols to depict culture, iconicity or identity. The quest to meet sus- tainable building targets and avert the looming efects of climate change has brought about renewable options such as Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), which is the use of so- lar PVs to replace conventional building materials such that they form part of the building envelope. This paper discusses the nexus between traditional visual symbols and BIPV appli- cation. A hypothetical question is posed; will incorporating visual symbols in BIPV design infuence its adoption? Although a detailed evidence-based result is not produced in this pa- per, architectural visualisation is used to depict the outlook of traditional Ghanaian symbols in BIPV application, while further studies is being conducted into the prospects of these symbols in BIPVs design using Traditional Ghanaian “Adinkra” symbols as case study. Academia Letters, November 2021 Corresponding Author: Samuel Amo Awuku, nanaawuku021@gmail.com Citation: Awuku, S.A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Sellami, N. (2021). A blend of Traditional Visual Symbols in BIPV application; any Prospects? Academia Letters, Article 4029. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL4029. 1 ©2021 by the authors — Open Access — Distributed under CC BY 4.0