Renowned Ghanaian-British architect, David Adjaye, has been honoured with knighthood for his services to architecture as part of the Queen’s biannual honours programme.
Sir David Adjaye received his award from Prince William, Duke of Cambridge at the official ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.
Commenting on the knighthood, David Adjaye said he was “deeply honoured and delighted to have received a knighthood for my contribution to architecture, and absolutely thrilled to be recognized for a role that I consider a pleasure to be able to undertake.”
“I would like to thank Her Majesty the Queen for this incredible privilege, which I see as a celebration of the potential architecture has to effect positive social change.”
David Adjaye’s knighthood follows two previous royal awards; the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours in October 2016, and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2007.
The past 12 months saw David Adjaye make history with the opening of his Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D. C.
He is also working on the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghana National Museum on Slavery and Freedom and a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem.
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