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Dec 2011

By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Architecture News ,Awards ,Featured ,Pavilion , David Adjaye, Design Miami/, Florida, Miami

Courtesy of Adjaye Associates

London-based architect David Adjaye was selected for the 2011 Designer of the Year Award by Design Miami – a global forum for design that highlights influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world, presenting annual fairs in Miami, USA and Basel, Switzerland. Design Miami praised Adjaye for his “ingenious use of materials and unique ability to showcase light coupled with his democratized approach to the architectural process.”

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Architecture City Guide: Denver

Mar 2011

By Christopher Henry — Filed under: Architecture City Guide , Burnham Hoyt, Daniel Libeskind, David Adjaye, David Baker & Partners, Fentress Bradburn, Marvin E. Knedler & Associates, Michael Graves & Associates, Perez Architects, Philip Johnson, RNL Design, Semple Brown Design, ZGF Architects LLP

This week our Architecture City Guide heads to the “Mile-High City”. In the shadows of the Rocky Mountains, Denver’s architecture can be as dramatic and serene as its surrounding landscape. From the moment your plane touches down at the Denver International Airport you are immersed in state-of-the-art architecture. We have included a dozen places to go once you arrive. Where else would you visit? Please leave suggestions of buildings a Denver visitor shouldn’t miss.

The Architecture City Guide: Denver list and corresponding map after the break!

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David Adjaye wins competition for the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Apr 2009

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Awarded Competitions ,Museums and Libraries , David Adjaye, The Freelon Group, USA, Washington DC

A couple of weeks ago, we featured the six finalists for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Finally, the Smithsonian Institute chose the team lead by Tanzanian-born, London-based architect David Adjaye.

The team that created the winning design also includes the Freelon Group, David Brody Bond and SmithGroup. When accepting the commission, Adjaye said, “Throughout the history of African-American struggle and celebration, there are these moments of praise,” he said. “It’s for us a deeply spiritual and powerful culture.” The museum will cost $500 million and is expected to open on the National Mall in 2015.

Seen at The New York Times. More images after the break.

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