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Sir David Adjaye In Conversation
To mark the opening of his exhibition Making Memory, hear Sir David Adjaye OBE discuss his work and interest in monuments and memorials, with architect and curator Nikolaus Hirsch.
What to expect
Can architecture be used to record our memories and shape perceptions of past events? Can it help us better understand today?
In this talk, celebrated architect Sir David Adjaye examines the idea of the monument and explores how architecture and form can be used as storytelling devices, in conversation with architect and curator Nikolaus Hirsch.
The pair will discuss the meaning of ‘monuments’ today through focusing on several buildings that feature in David Adjaye: Making Memories exhibition at the Design Museum.
Sclera, Adjaye Associates. Image by Leonardo Finotti
Gwangju Pavilion, Adjaye Associates. Image by Kyungsub Shin.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. Image by Alan Karchmer.
Speakers
Sir David Adjaye OBE
Sir David Adjaye OBE is the principal and founder of Adjaye Associates. His largest project to date, the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture, opened in 2016. In 2017, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people of the year by TIME magazine.
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