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All About Sir David Adjaye OM OBE: Awards

This LibGuide offers a comprehensive overview of the life, work, and influence of Sir David Adjaye,—one of the most prominent architects of the 21st century. Known for his innovative use of materials, cultural storytelling through architecture, and global

Awards

 

Awards: 

https://www.adjaye.com/who-we-are/awards/

2025
– David Adjaye: Mario Pani Award

2024
– Sycamore & Oak: WoodWorks, Wood in Architecture Award
– Sycamore & Oak: Washington Building Congress (WBC), Craftsmanship Award
– 130 William: ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Awards, Platinum Award (Structural Systems)

2023 
– 130 William: ARCHITECT Residential Architect Design Awards, Honorable Mention, Multifamily Housing
– David Adjaye: Honorary Doctorate, SUNY University of Buffalo
– 130 William: AZ Awards, Award of Merit, Multi-Unit Residential
– 130 William: Architizer A+ Awards, Jury Winner, Multi Unit Housing – High Rise
– 130 William: NYCxDESIGN Award, Multi-Unit Housing
– DREAM Charter School: NYCxDESIGN Award, Finalist, Institutional/Educational
– The Studio Museum in Harlem: SARA NY Design Award, Special Award
– David Adjaye: ELLE DECOR A-List
– Winter Park Library & Events Center, AIA Orlando Design Awards, Award of Honor

2022
– Gordon & MacPhail Generation 80YO: Good Design Award, Packaging
– Africa Institute Sharjah: Archpapers Best of Design, Unbuilt – Commercial, Cultural, Civic, and Education Design, Honorable Mention, 2022
– Winter Park Library & Events Center: Archpapers Best of Design, Editor’s Commendation in Libraries, 2022
– 130 William: Archpapers Best of Design, Multi-Unit Design, Honorable Mention
– 130 William: Interior Design Award, Multi-Unit Housing
– David Adjaye: Artreview Power 100
– David Adjaye: Appointed Member, The Order of Merit (OM)
– Winter Park Library & Events Center: American Architecture Award in the Library Category
– District Hospitals Ghana: International Architecture Award
– David Adjaye: Master of Design Award, Society of British & International Interior Design (SBID)
– Winter Park Library & Events Center: Jury Winner in the Library Category, Architizer A+ Awards
– David Adjaye: City & State’s Construction Power 100 List
– David Adjaye: TIME Impact Award
– David Adjaye: Charlotte Perriand Award

2021
– Adjaye Associates: Top 50 Interior Architects, The Architect’s Newspaper  
– David Adjaye: Pratt Legends Award, Pratt Institute
– David Adjaye: RIBA Royal Gold Medal, Royal Institute of British Architects
– David Adjaye: World Economic Forum’s 27th Annual Crystal Award
– Adjaye Associates: Most Innovative Architecture Practice in Ghana, LUXlife Magazine
– Adjaye Associates: Leading Architecture and Design Firm, London, Design and Build Award
– 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East: Best Interior, Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
– Mole House: Best Dwellings, New London Awards
– Thabo Mbeki Presidential Centre: Best Library, Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award
– The Webster: Best Retail Store, ICSC Global Design & Development Gold Medal Award
– Princeton University Art Museum: Honorable Mention for Unbuilt Cultural Building, Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award

2020
– David Adjaye: New York Live Arts Honoree
– David Adjaye: Isamu Noguchi Award
– 130 William: The Architecture Community, International Residential Architecture Award
– 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East: Best Interior Workplace, Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award
– The Webster: Best Commercial Retail / Mixed-Use Space, Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award
– The Webster: Best Large Retail Interior, Dezeen Awards
– The Webster: Best Large Retail Interior of the Year, Dezeen Public Vote
– The Webster: Art: Interior & Exterior Lighting, Muse Design Award
– The Webster: Designer / Custom Lighting, Muse Design Award
– The Webster: Best Commercial Architecture, Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards
– The Webster: Commercial/Mixed-Use, AIA|LA Design Award
– Ruby City: Best New Public Building, Wallpaper* Design Award
– Ruby City: Best Museums & Cultural Buildings, Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
– Ruby City: Innovative Architecture, Iconic Awards

2019
– Ruby City: Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places
– 130 William: Best Facade, The Architect’s Newspaper’s Best of Design Award
– 130 William: Best Residential High-rise Architecture, International Property and Travel Award
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Institute Honour Award for Architecture, American Institute of Architects (AIA)

2018
– David Adjaye: Washington University International Humanities Medal
– David Adjaye: AJ100 Contribution to the Profession Award
– David Adjaye: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Award
– David Adjaye: Louis I. Khan Memorial Award
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Interiors Awards, Civic/Public, Contract Magazine
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Best in Competition, AIANY Design Awards
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Gold Winner, Good Design Award
– Studio Museum Harlem: NYC Excellence in Design Award, New York City Public Design Commission

2017
– David Adjaye: Knights Bachelor award for services to architecture in the Queen’s New Years honors list
– David Adjaye: Africa Design Award, Africa Design Days
– David Adjaye: TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
– David Adjaye: Ghana Legacy Honors Impact in Architecture Award
– Adjaye Associates: 10 Most Innovative Architecture Companies, Fast Company
– Adjaye Associates: Public Building Architect of the Year, Building Design Awards
– Adjaye Associates: Firm of the Year, Architizer A+ Awards
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): “Cultural Event of the Year” – New York Times
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Award for Excellence in Architecture, AIA|DC Chapter Awards
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Best Cultural Institution, Surface Travel Award
– Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Design of the Year, Beazley

2016
– David Adjaye: Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
– David Adjaye: Panerai London Design Medal
– David Adjaye: Museum of the African Diaspora’s Visionary Leader in Design
– Adjaye Associates: Firm of the Year, Iconic Awards
– Sugar Hill Mixed-Use Development: Merit Award, AIANY Design Awards
– Sugar Hill Mixed-Use Development: Best Multi-Unit Residential Building, NYCxDesign Awards
– MEMO (The Mass Extinction Memorial Observatory): Future Projects and Civic Award, World Architecture News

2014
– David Adjaye: W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, Harvard University

2013
– David Adjaye: International Breakthrough Architect of the Year, Building Design
– David Adjaye: Powerlist: Britain’s Most Influential Black Person
– Alara Concept Store: Retail Architecture, International Property Award
– Francis A. Gregory: RIBA International Award, Royal Institute of British Architects
– William O. Lockridge Bellevue Neighborhood Library: International Award, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

2011
– David Adjaye: Designer of the Year Award, Design Miami
– Genesis Pavilion: Award for Culture, Condé Nast Innovation and Design Awards
– Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO: 1st Prize, Public Building, IX International Architecture Award

2008
– MCA Denver: RIBA International Award, Royal Institute of British Architects
– Stephen Lawrence Centre: Design of the Year Finalist, Beazley
– Rivington Place: RIBA Arts & Culture Award, Royal Institute of British Architects

2007
– David Adjaye: Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), award for services to architecture in the Queen’s birthday honours list

2006
– Idea Store Whitechapel: RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist, Royal Institute of British Architects

1993
– David Adjaye: RIBA Bronze Medal for Architecture Students, Royal Institute of British Architects

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