David Adjaye

David Adjaye (born 22 September 1966) is a Ghanaian-British architect. Born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to Ghanaian parents, he spent part of his childhood in several African and Middle Eastern countries before moving to Britain. He studied architecture at London South Bank University and the Royal College of Art. Adjaye founded his architectural practice, Adjaye Associates, and has designed buildings internationally, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. He was knighted in 2017 and received the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2021. Quotes I am an architect first of all, whose background is complex. I'm just not always looking at the usual references. Moore Rowan David Adjaye interview: 'I'm not always looking at the usual references' The Guardian 2 August 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/02/david-adjaye-interview-not-always-looking-at-usual-references Architecture is losing its relevance to life. It's more about spectacle than buildings. Barnett Laura Portrait of the artist: David Adjaye, architect The Guardian 6 October 2008 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/oct/07/architecture I believe in architecture as a social force that actually makes good. That is really the core of my work. Stromberg Joseph Q&A: Architect David Adjaye On His Vision for the New Museum Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/q-and-a-with-architect-david-adjaye-18968512/ We need to look at what we think is valuable and not valuable and to question those judgments. I'm interested in finding new materials that can create new value systems, new appreciations. Minutillo Josephine Newsmaker: David Adjaye Architectural Record 3 October 2014 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/3247-newsmaker-david-adjaye Making a building is such a big thing. They impact people for generations and act as massive transfers of information. David Adjaye: ‘Love, death and memory… it’s all in a building’s DNA’ The Guardian 6 October 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/06/david-adjaye-architect-on-the-commissions-that-changed-his-approach-to-work External links Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Architects from the United Kingdom Category:Architects from Ghana