Architect David Adjaye (David Adjaye, Adjaye Associates) - one of the most popular in Europe and the United States. Early fame brought him home projects for celebrities such as Alexander McQueen and Ewan McGregor. But David did not stop at private architecture, shifting the focus to architecture for culture: art galleries, art centers, museums and libraries.

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"My architecture is just the light, its interpretations, scenarios and views." That is his key to projects.

David was born in Tanzania in the family of a diplomat. He received architectural education at the Royal College of Art in London and immediately set up his own firm.

NMAAHC. Glazed lower tier visually facilitates the facade. NMAAHC. On the roof of the museum is an open space and a glazed volume. Bronze mesh diversifies the simple geometry of the building. Around the museum is a well-appointed public space.

David is not a proponent of long design, he is testing ideas right away in the material. “I do not create concepts in the imagination, they are born in the process of embodiment. I do not test them first in virtual reality. I am immediately interested to see how they will live in the world and how they will be affected. ”

His plans today are being implemented faster in the USA - he said that he would no longer undertake projects in London because of bureaucratic obstacles.

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It is, indeed, more often found in New York. In 2016, construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was completed in Washington by the project Adjaye Associates. In the interiors - 400 years of the history of the struggle for civil rights, jazz, blues, rap, graffiti, etc. The red ribbon was cut by Barack Obama - the first black US president.

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The building of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO. 2010 Nobel Peace Center, Oslo.

Среди его наиболее масштабных проектов — здание бизнес-школы в Сколково (2010). Летом 2017 года в Музее современного искусства «Гараж» прошла масштабная выставка «Дэвид Аджайе: форма, масса, материал», посвященная этому проекту. Аджайе сопутствует успех и в мебельном дизайне. Такие бренды, как Moroso (коллекция мебели Double Zero), Sawaya & Moroni (One Series), Knoll и др., обновляют свой пул интеллектуальными опусами Аджайе.

Installation David Adjaye Selects. Cooper Hewitt Museum. Furniture collection Double Zero for Moroso. 2015. The collection includes chairs with and without armrests, bar stools, and stools. Upholstery: leather or velor, frame - brass. Мебельная система One series для Sawaya&Moroni. 2015. В один предмет объединены лежанка, диван и стол для работы. Sulja Washington Collection for Knoll. 2013. Limited edition. 75 items released for the 75th anniversary of the company. Washington Collection for Knoll. Armchair, stool and ottoman Prism.