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David Adjaye
Ghanaian-British architect (born 1966)
Sir David Frank Adjaye (born 22 September 1966) is a Ghanaian-British[1]architect who has 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. He received the 2021 Royal Gold Medal,[2] making him the first African recipient and one of the youngest recipients.[3] He was appointed to the Order of Merit in 2022.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Adjaye was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The son of a Ghanaian diplomat, he lived in Tanzania, Egypt, Yemen and Lebanon[5] before moving to Britain at the age of nine.[6] Upon graduating from London South Bank University with a BA degree in architecture[7] in 1990,[8] he won the RIBA Bronze Medal for the best undergraduate design project in the UK (the Respite project).[9][10] In 1993 he graduated from a master's programme at the Royal College of Art.[8]
Career
[edit]Early projects
[edit]Adjaye's early works include many residential projects, including Chris Ofili's house in 1999, Dirty House
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Alethea & Art Magazine: How much commitment and what kind of people did it take to get “The World Reimagined" off the ground? Has there ever been such an initiative in the history of the UK?
Ashley Shaw Scott Adjaye:The initial idea for The World Reimagined came about from a conversation four years ago between actress Michelle Gayle and Dennis Marcus. They recognised that the way in which the Transatlantic Slave Trade was taught and understood in the UK, was very different to how it was understood in the African, Caribbean and American countries. And that understanding directly shapes our ability to make racial equality a reality.
In the UK, we celebrate with pride the Trade’s abolition - but the people who were enslaved and their descendants; Britain’s role in the Trade’s creation; and the Trade’s devastating legacy are usually missing from how history is told. This is not ‘Black History’, this is all of our history. Out of this conversation came the idea to address this by creating an arts and educational project which aimed to address these omissions and celebrate the huge contribution the descendants of the enslaved peoples have made across the world - with a focus on the UK. This became The World Reimagined.
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