“ Sir David Adjaye has achieved international attention for an exceptional body of work over
25 years
RIBA
Moscow School of Management
Photo : Aram Arakelyan
His practice , Adjaye Associates , was founded in 2000 and today has studios in Accra , London and New York , with projects across the world .
Adjaye Associates are most well-known for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture , in Washington , DC ( 2016 ), where they were lead designer of the Freelon Adjaye / Bond SmithGroup . Other completed projects include Ruby City , an art centre in San Antonio , Texas ( 2019 ); the Alara Concept Store in Lagos ( 2016 ); the Sugar Hill Mixed Use Development ( housing , museum , community facilities and offices ) in Harlem , New York ( 2015 ); the Aishti Foundation , a mixed use retail and arts centre in Beirut , Lebanon ( 2015 ); two neighbourhood libraries in Washington , DC ( both 2012 ); the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo in Russia ( 2010 ); the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver , Colorado ( 2007 ); the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo , Norway ( 2005 ); Rivington Place arts centre in Hackney , London ( 2007 ); and the Idea Stores – two community libraries in London ( 2004 , 2005 ).
Smithsonian National Museum of African American Arts and Culture , Washington DC
Photo : Alan Karchmer
Aishti Mixed-Use Development , Beirut Photo : ulien Lanoo
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