Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they're just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is influenced by the nature of spaces.
The houses [my first project in London] were reactions to the condition of the city and my frustrations with the norms that were being played out. In… - David Adjaye
The houses [my first project in London] were reactions to the condition of the city and my frustrations with the norms that were being played out. In…
- David Adjaye
What I resist is techniques. I find techniques very problematic. So when critics talk about my work in those terms, I find that they miss the conditi… - David Adjaye
What I resist is techniques. I find techniques very problematic. So when critics talk about my work in those terms, I find that they miss the conditi…
Context is so important, not to mimic but to become part of the place. I wanted a building that acknowledges its surroundings. - David Adjaye
Context is so important, not to mimic but to become part of the place. I wanted a building that acknowledges its surroundings.
Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they're just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is … - David Adjaye
Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they're just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is …
Buildings for me represent opportunities of agency, transformation, and storytelling. They are not just artifacts. There is this big tradition of bui… - David Adjaye
Buildings for me represent opportunities of agency, transformation, and storytelling. They are not just artifacts. There is this big tradition of bui…
I got into architecture because I was searching for a way to produce in the world. I went to art school and thought I would do it through art, but I … - David Adjaye
I got into architecture because I was searching for a way to produce in the world. I went to art school and thought I would do it through art, but I …
In a way, going to Africa allowed me to see possibilities that sometimes seem impossible in certain conditions. It also allowed me to see opportuniti… - David Adjaye
In a way, going to Africa allowed me to see possibilities that sometimes seem impossible in certain conditions. It also allowed me to see opportuniti…
For me, architecture is a social act. - David Adjaye
For me, architecture is a social act.
The first 10 years, I was just building just to understand what I was doing and I didn't trust my intuition to just produce. Then, in the last five y… - David Adjaye
The first 10 years, I was just building just to understand what I was doing and I didn't trust my intuition to just produce. Then, in the last five y…
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