Tag David Adjaye

06-11-2023

The Abrahamic Family House by David Adjaye - An architectural symbol of peaceful coexistence and universality

In the global architectural landscape, few projects possess the depth of meaning and ambition characterising the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, designed by architect David Adjaye. An extraordinary complex that represents an incredible fusion of architecture, faith and interreligious dialogue, a place where the diversity of religious beliefs comes together to celebrate what unites us, rather than what divides us.

17-01-2022

Adjaye Associates designs new Library and Events Centre in Winter Park, Florida

On December 10 and 11, 2021, before local authorities and architect David Adjaye, the inauguration of the new library and events centre designed by the Adjaye Associates architecture firm took place. Built in the northwest corner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Florida, the new building is part of a larger revitalisation programme for the park and has been designed to help grow and improve the local community.

02-06-2021

Sir David Adjaye OBE receives 2021 Royal Gold Medal

On May 26, in a virtual ceremony, architect David Adjaye OBE received the Royal Gold Medal, the most important British award handed out annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

06-10-2020

David Adjaye wins the 2021 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Architect David Adjaye was awarded the 2021 Royal Gold Medal, the highest British award given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence “either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture”. The commission for the 2021 Royal Gold Medal included, among others, architects Dorte Mandrup and Shelley McNamara, winner of the 2020 Royal Gold Medal together with Yvonne Farrell.

01-10-2020

AT HOME 20.20 Exhibition - Projects for contemporary living at the MAXXI Museum in Rome

The "AT HOME 20.20" exhibition, on at the MAXXI Museum in Rome until November 1, opened its doors to the public with a new focus that takes into account the recent pandemic experience and the manner in which the latter has changed the way we experience domestic spaces. The Museum also extended this relevant reflection on the post COVID-19 home to its first digital Casa Mondo exhibition, set up and curated by the Formafantasma studio and created exclusively for Instagram.

24-05-2018

Urbania, a look at the future of the city - Milano Arch Week

There will be lots of talk about the future of the city and the dynamics of contemporary architecture included in the vast programme of events of the second edition of Arch Week in Milan. World-renowned architect Alberto Campo Baeza will be a guest at the event, along with a number of young emerging architects.

15-03-2018

David Adjaye: awards and new projects

With the Spyscape Museum in New York, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture 2018 and the plans for Ghana’s National Cathedral, architect David Adjaye confirms that he is one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

01-02-2018

David Adjaye’s Washington Museum named Best Design of the Year 2017

The London Design Museum has announced the winner of the Beazley Design of the Year 2017 award, naming the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., designed by a group of architects led by David Adjaye as Best Design of 2017.

10-11-2017

David Adjaye: Living Spaces

You can never wrong with a book and Livegreenblog presents one in the run-up to the Christmas season.