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Meet Sir David Adjaye, the Ghanaian-British architect with iconic buildings across the globe

Ghanaian-British architect, Sir David Frank Adjaye, is noted for being behind many iconic buildings across the world. However, his most notable work is the National Museum of African American History and...

David Adjaye, architect behind Ghana’s controversial National Cathedral, sued: report

Celebrated architect David Adjaye has been sued in Ghana’s High Court by a former director of Adjaye Associates. Alice Asafu-Adjaye, who said she was sacked in 2015 as associate director of...

Sir David Adjaye to receive the 2021 Royal Gold Medal, UK’s highest honor for architecture

Prominent British-Ghanaian architect, Sir David Adjaye, has been announced by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as the recipient of 2021 Royal Gold Medal, the highest honor for architecture...

David Adjaye unveils memorial in honour of legendary Hugh Masekela [Photos]

To mark the 80th birthday of late South African jazz legend, Hugh Masekela in April this year, his family commissioned the building of a memorial pavilion in his honour. Yesterday, celebrated Ghanaian...

Meet David Adjaye, a black trailblazer in architecture

Face2Face Africa presents the Faces of Black History – a daily series in the month of February to celebrate people of colour who have opened the door of hope for young black people to realize their...

Sam Jonah, Ozwald Boateng, Anna Bossman, David Adjaye and More to be Honored at the Ghana Legacy Honors

On March 25th, Ghanaian pioneers and trailblazers will be honored at the maiden Ghana Legacy Honors, in commemoration of Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary. The inaugural honorees, comprising...

David Adjaye To Be Knighted by Queen of England

Award-winning British architect of Ghanaian ancestry David Adjaye has made the 2017 Honours list for the British knighthood. The British Honours list recognizes the achievements and services of extraordinary...

Iconic Architect David Adjaye Shortlisted for Latvian Museum, Obama Library

Storied Ghanaian architect David Adjaye (pictured) was recently announced as a finalist in designing the Latvian Art Museum, a few months after also being shortlisted for U.S. President Barack Obama‘s...

Meet Lesley Lokko, the woman breaking grounds for Africa at the Venice Architecture Biennale

Lesley Lokko is making waves as the first African Curator to lead the Architecture Biennale in Venice, which is set to open to the public on May 20, 2023. Lokko has her roots in Accra, Ghana, and Dundee,...

10 Megaprojects once completed will reshape Africa

The African continent is the second largest in the world with a population size of about 1.2 billion. The continent can boast rich human and natural resources. However, the continent is often described...

Accra, Ghana including Pan African Heritage World Museum listed among world’s greatest places

Ghana’s capital, Accra, has been named one of the best places to visit in the world by TIME Magazine. According to the magazine, the Ghanaian capital has become easy to access following the entry...

After cutting colonial-era ties with British monarchy, Barbados set to build slavery museum

The prime minister of Barbados has announced the Caribbean nation will be building a transatlantic slavery museum that will house the largest collection of records on British slavery outside the United...

Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell, others sign letter in support of gay rights in Ghana

Actor Idris Elba and model Naomi Campbell joined some 65 other British celebrities, designers and politicians, mostly of Ghanaian heritage, in signing an open letter in support of gay rights in Ghana....

Nigeria and UK have teamed up to dig for royal treasures in former Benin Kingdom

From next year, officials in Nigeria and the British Museum will take part in an archaeological dig to look for royal treasures in the former African kingdom of Benin. The excavation, described as the...

Mariam Kamara, the architect redefining Niger through her amazing designs

Mariam Kamara, a computer scientist turned architect, is conceiving a sustainable future for Nigeriens. She is designing an arts center that also houses an auditorium, a gallery, and the city’s first...

James Town to James Town: NAACP’s historic trip from Virginia to Ghana to connect the black Diaspora to Africa

To mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in America, the government of Ghana launched the “Year of Return, Ghana 2019” in a quest to encourage African Americans...

Ghana is walking in the shadow of Ivory Coast which built the world’s largest but ‘useless’ cathedral

The Government of Ghana has recently come under fire over its decision to demolish buildings including residences of judges to make way for the construction of a national cathedral. The cathedral, which...

African-Britons who are making it big in the entertainment industry

No doubt British-African personalities are making waves in their respective fields. Be it entertainment, fashion, art or architecture, these highly popular and sought after British personalities of African...

[Answers] How well do you know these prominent African artists and architects?

1. The British-Ghanaian architect pictured below is the brain behind the design of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.? David Adjaye 2. Francis Kere...

The Historic Ghana Legacy Honors Concludes With a Nod to a Great Future

On Saturday, March 25th, Bábu Global hosted the inaugural Ghana Legacy Honors at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. The exquisite black-tie gala was one of the most historic events in Ghana...