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Sir David Frank Adjaye (born 22 September 1966) is a Ghanaian-British [1] architect who has designed many notable buildings around the world, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.. Adjaye was knighted in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to architecture.
A common theme in traditional African architecture is the use of fractal scaling: small parts of the structure tend to look similar to larger parts, such as a circular village made of circular houses. [1] African architecture in some areas has been influenced by external cultures for centuries, according to available evidence.
This is a list of Nigerian architects. An architect is someone who plans, designs, and manage the construction of buildings and structures of all kinds. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) is a Burkinabé-German [1] architect, recognized for creating innovative works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature. [2] In 2022, he became the first native African to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. [3] [4] Educated at Technische Universität Berlin, he has lived in ...
African architecture by country (35 C, 2 P) African architecture by ethnicity (4 C, 8 P) African architecture by style (11 C, 4 P) Buildings and structures in Africa ...
The following is a list of notable architects – well-known individuals with a large body of published work or notable structures, which point to an article in the English Wikipedia. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
He was a South African Freemason. [6] [7] The Central "Volks" (People's) Monuments Committee started a "Structure Committee" which approached the public in 1936 for suggestions about the contents and form of a monument. Several sketches from sculptors, architects and other artists were submitted. Moerdyk's design was eventually chosen.
Her Monograph “Neo Heritage; Defining Contemporary African Architecture “ is the first work by a black Architect to be published by Rizzoli, the leading Art, Architecture and Design Publisher. Other business endeavors