David Frank Adjaye

(1966) architect (born 1966)

David Frank Adjaye (Ghana, b. 1966) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, David Frank Adjaye belongs to the chapter ‘The present day’ in this site’s history of architecture.

David Frank Adjaye was born in Dar es Salaam. David Frank Adjaye trained at Royal College of Art and London South Bank University. David Frank Adjaye became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, Royal Academy of Arts, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The awards include Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor, Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, and Crystal Award.

The best-known works include ‘Skolkovo Moscow School of Management’ and ‘National Museum of African American History and Culture’. The catalogue has 5 buildings by David Frank Adjaye. The dated buildings span the years 1968–2025. The buildings are in Manhattan, Oslo Municipality, Washington, D.C., and Nigeria. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by David Frank Adjaye belong to the ‘Postmodernism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Elsie Owusu, Lesley Lokko, Ryue Nishizawa, Jean-Marie Massaud, and Maksim Atayants.

• Nobels Fredssenter
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Studio Museum in Harlem
• 130 William Street
• Museum of West African Art