David Adjaye Biography

Sir David Adjaye OBE is recognized as a leading architect of his generation. Adjaye was born in Tanzania to Ghanaian parents and his influences range from contemporary art music and science to African art forms and the civic life of cities. In 1994 he set up his first office where his ingenious use of materials and his sculptural ability established him as an architect with an artist’s sensibility and vision.
He reformed his studio as Adjaye Associates in 2000 and immediately won several prestigious commissions. In Oslo he designed the Nobel Peace Centre in the shell of a disused railway station (completed in 2005). In London his design for the Whitechapel Idea Store pioneered a new approach to the provision of information services (2005). Later projects in London included the Stephen Lawrence Centre with teaching and community spaces (2007) Rivington Place an exhibition venue and resource centre (2007) and the Bernie Grant Centre for the performing arts (2007). He is currently working on a pair of major redevelopment projects in the city - 70-73 Piccadilly (ongoing) a £600 million scheme in the prestigious Piccadilly area; and the Hackney Fashion Hub (ongoing) a masterplan to renew a substantial portion of the Hackney borough. Adjaye Associates’ largest completed project to date is the $540 million Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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