David Adjaye

Born: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Practice: Adjaye Associates

Awards: Isamu Noguchi Award (2020), Crystal Award (2020), RIBA Royal Gold Medal (2021)

Projects: 130 William, Abrahamic Family House, Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Rivington Place, Skolkovo Moscow School of Management


Elektra House, Whitechapel, London, England (2000)

Elektra House by David Adjaye (2000) © Reading Tom CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Dirty House, Shoreditch, London, UK (2002)

The Dirty House (2002) by David Adjaye © Reading Tom CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Skolkovo Business School, Moscow, Russia (2010)

Skolkovo Business School by David Adjaye (2006) © MBH CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. (2016)

National Museum of African American History and Culture (2016) by David Adjaye © Frank Schulenburg CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Winter Park Library, Winter Park, Florida (2022)

Winter Park Library by David Adjaye (2022) © Dror Baldinger CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

Abrahamic Family House, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2023)

Abrahamic House by David Adjaye © Boubloub CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Bank of Ghana, Accra, Ghana (2024)

Bank of Ghana by David Adjaye (2024) © Peoplelikeme2000 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey (2025)

Princeton University Art Museum by David Adjaye © Kenneth C Zirkel CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria (2025)

Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) by David Adjaye © KathleenFowlds CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Other Notable Projects

130 William, New York, USA (2023)

Aïshti Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon (2015)

Bernie Grants Arts Centre, London, UK (2007)

Carriage House, New York, USA (2010)

Dot Ateliers, Accra, Ghana (2023)

Fracis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC, USA (2012)

George Street Plaza & Community Building, Sydney, Australia (2023)

Gwangju Pavilion, Gwangju, South Korea (2013)

Idea Store Whitechapel, London, UK (2005)

Lost House, London, UK (2004)

Mole House, London, UK (2020)

Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, USA (2007)

Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo, Norway (2005)

One Berkely Street, London, UK (2022)

Rivington Place, London, UK (2007)

Ruby City, San Antonio, USA (2019)

Kielder Forest Specere, Northumberland, UK (2009)

Steven Lawrence Center, London, UK (2007)

Sugar Hill Mixed-Use Development, New York, USA (2014)

Sunken House, London, UK (2007)

Beverly Center Webster Flagship Store, Los Angeles , USA (2020)