Awards

2021

Adjaye Associates: Leading Architecture and Design Firm, London. Design and Build Awards
Abrahamic Family House: Luxury Lifestyle Award for Best Luxury Public Services Architecture
David Adjaye: 27th Annual Crystal Award, World Economic Forum
David Adjaye: RIBA Royal Gold Medal

2020

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East: Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award for Interior Workplace
The Webster: Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award for Commercial Retail / Mixed Use Space
The Webster: AIA|LA Design Award
The Webster: Dezeen Award for Best Large
Retail Interior of the Year
The Webster: Dezeen Public Vote Winner for Best
Large Retail Interior of the Year
The Webster: MUSE Design Awards Platinum
in Art (Interior & Exterior Lighting)
The Webster: MUSE Design Awards Gold
in Design / Custom Lighting
The Webster: American Architecture Award, Commercial
David Adjaye: New York Live Arts Honoree
David Adjaye: Isamu Noguchi Award
Ruby City: ICONIC AWARDS for Innovative Architecture
Ruby City: Wallpaper* Design Award,
Best New Public Building
Ruby City: American Architecture Award,
Best Museum & Cultural Building

2019

Ruby City: Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places
The Architect’s Newspaper’s Best of Design Awards
130 William: International Property and Travel Award
National Museum of African American History and Culture: Institute Honour Award for Architecture

2018

David Adjaye: AJ100 Contribution to the Profession Award
National Museum of African American History and Culture: Australia Good Design Award, Gold Winner
National Museum of African American History and Culture: Best in Competition, AIANY Design Awards
National Museum of African American History and Culture: Contract Magazine Interiors Awards, Civic/Public
David Adjaye: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medallist
in Architecture
Studio Museum: NYC Excellence in Design Award
David Adjaye: Louis Kahn Memorial Award

2017

National Museum of African American History and Culture: Beazley Design of the Year
National Museum of African American History and Culture: Award for Excellence in Architecture, AIA|DC Chapter
David Adjaye: TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
Adjaye Associates: Architizer A+ Awards Firm of the Year
David Adjaye: Ghana Legacy Honors Impact in Architecture
David Adjaye: Africa Design Award, Africa Design Days
National Museum of African American History and Culture: The Surface Travel Awards Finalists
Adjaye Associates: Building Design Awards, Public Building Architect of the Year
Adjaye Associates: Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Architecture Companies

2016

David Adjaye: Knights Bachelor award for services to architecture in the Queen’s New Years honours list
David Adjaye: Panerai London Design Medal
Adjaye Associates: Iconic Awards Firm of the Year
David Adjaye: Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Sugar Hill: AIANY Design Awards Merit Award
Sugar Hill: Best Multi-Unit Residential Building, NYCxDesign
David Adjaye: Museum of the African Diaspora’s Visionary Leader in Design
MEMO: World Architecture News Future Civic Projects

2014

2013

Adjaye Associates: Building Design International Breakthrough Architect of the Year
Alara Concept Store: International Property Award,
Retail Architecture
William O. Lockridge Bellevue Neighbourhood Library:
RIBA International Award
Francis Gregory Neighbourhood Library: RIBA International Award

2011

Genesis Pavilion: Condé Nast Innovation and Design Award
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO: First prize of the IX International Architecture Award (Public building)
David Adjaye: Design Miami Designer of the Year Award

2008

2007

David Adjaye: OBE award for services to architecture in the Queen’s birthday honours list

2006

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