David Adjaye, OBE

ARCHITECT AND PRINCIPAL, ADJAYE/ASSOCIATES

Founder and principal architect of Adjaye/Associates David Adjaye is a leading architectural talent whose projects – ranging from private homes to major arts centres – have received attention in the UK and worldwide. Tanzanian-born Adjaye is the son of a Ghanaian diplomat and moved to Britain aged nine. He graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1993 and set up his own practice seven years later. Adjaye’s most recent projects include the Alara Concept Store in Lagos, Nigeria, and a shopping centre in Beirut. His two pioneering libraries, the Ideas Stores on Chrisp Street and in Whitechapel, helped distinguish him as a major talent over a decade ago: the former received a RIBA Building Award and was nominated for the Stirling Prize.  

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