Sir David Frank Adjaye

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Skill Category

Architecture

Country of Origin

Tanzania

Address

London, UK

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Biography

Sir David Frank Adjaye OM OBE RA is a Ghanaian-British architect. He is known for having designed many notable buildings around the world, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Adjaye was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to architecture

News / Ranking / Titbits / Awards

Sir David Adjaye, the Tanzanian-born British architect of Ghanaian descent, has been announced as recipient of the 2021 royal gold medal, one of the world’s highest accolades for architecture. It marks the first time in the 173-year history of the medal, awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), that it has been given to a black architect.