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David Adjaye Articles

Architect David Adjaye discusses the MIT Chapel building

David Adjaye discusses Eero Saarinen’s MIT Chapel

Renowned architect David Adjaye visited the MIT campus on several occasions in 2015-16, as part of his Eugene McDermott Award residency. On one of his visits, Adjaye spoke with CAST about a magnificent small building here on campus, the MIT … Continued

Rendering of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C. Courtesy of Adjaye and Associates.
Rendering of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C. 2014. Photo: Courtesy of Adjaye and Associates.

The Museum of the Future Needs You… and You

Some mixture of encyclopaedic curiosity, revolutionary zeal and noblesse oblige gave rise to public museums in the 18th century. The first of this kind, the British Museum, opened in 1759 with free entry to “all studious and curious persons.” The … Continued

MIT Museum . Photo: Courtesy of the MIT Museum.

MIT Collects: Part 1

During his residency at MIT, McDermott Award recipient David Adjaye has connected ideas expressed in his architecture to topics that are of particular interest to the MIT community this academic year. He addressed the “Future of the Library” at a … Continued

Francis A. Gregory Library, Washington, DC. Adjaye and Associates, 2012. Credit: Ed Sumner.
Francis A. Gregory Library, Washington, DC. Adjaye and Associates, 2012. Photo: Courtesy of Ed Sumner.

Is the library the new public square?

David Adjaye and Other Experts Explore the Future of Libraries “The future happens unevenly. It already exists somewhere,” said Ginnie Cooper. “Some piece of it is already happening. Who can you learn from?,” she counseled at a panel discussion about … Continued

William O. Lockridge Library, Washington D.C. Adjaye and Associates. 2012. Credit: Ed Sumner.
William O. Lockridge Library, Washington D.C. Adjaye and Associates. 2012. Photo: Courtesy of Ed Sumner.

The Once and Future Library

Beyond being a book repository, the ancient Library of Alexandria was a working resource for scholars. Joined physically to the Mouseion—a Greek word meaning a place where the Muses are active—the library contained a lecture hall (exedra), a refectory for … Continued

Architect David Adjaye Awarded 2016 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT

Award includes $100K prize, artist residency, gala and four public programs at MIT Architect David Adjaye OBE receives the 2016 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT. The $100K prize awarded at a gala in his honor also includes an … Continued

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