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<\/a><\/p>\nDavid Adjaye’s knighthood follows two previous royal awards; the 2016 Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours in October 2016, and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2007.<\/p>\n
The past 12 months saw David Adjaye make history with the opening of his Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
He is also working on the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghana National Museum on Slavery and Freedom and a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem.<\/p>\n
In an official statement The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood at St. James\u2019s Palace said:<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid Adjaye is recognized for his contribution to architecture and design. He is one of the leading architects of his generation and a global cultural ambassador for the UK. His designs include the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo in the shell of a disused railway station and the Whitechapel Idea Store in London where he also pioneered a new approach to the provision of information services as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver and numerous private commissions. His most recent major achievement was the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC.\u201d<\/p>\n
More about\u00a0David Adjaye<\/strong><\/p>\nAdjaye was born in Tanzania to Ghanaian parents. 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\u2019s sensibility and vision.<\/p>\n
He reformed his studio as Adjaye Associates in 2000, and immediately won several prestigious commissions all around the world.<\/p>\n
Adjaye Associates now has offices in London and New York, with projects throughout the world. These include the Aishti Foundation shopping and cultural complex in Beirut (2015), the Alara concept store in Lagos (2014), and a new headquarters building for the International Finance Corporation in Dakar.<\/p>\n
In September 2016, the architect celebrated his 50th birthday and completed the largest project in his career to date \u2013 the Smithsonian Institution\u2019s National Museum of African American History & Culture on Washington DC\u2019s National Mall.<\/p>\n
Adjaye has taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had previously studied, and at the Architectural Association School in London, and has held distinguished professorships at the universities of Pennsylvania, Yale and Princeton. He is currently the John C. Portman Design Critic in Architecture at Harvard.<\/p>\n
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