The members of the Master Jury were just announced for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. The Jury, which includes Mr. David Adjaye, Dr. Howayda al-Harithy, Mr. Michel Desvigne, Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Mr. Kamil Merican, Professor Toshiko Mori, Ms. Shahzia Sikander, Mr. Murat Tabanlioglu, and Mr. Wang Shu, independently selects the recipients of the US$ 1 million Award, will convene in January 2013 to select a shortlist from hundreds of nominated projects. The shortlisted projects will then be subject to rigorous on-site reviews by independent experts. The Jury will meet for a second time in June 2013 to examine the on-site reviews and then select the final recipients of the Award. More information on the Master Jury after the break.
Mr. David Adjaye, Principal, Adjaye Associates, London, United Kingdom
David Adjaye was born in Tanzania in 1966. After gaining a Bachelor of Architecture from London South Bank University, he graduated with a master’s degree in Architecture from the Royal College of Art in 1993, where he won the RIBA Bronze Medal. He is founder and principal architect of Adjaye Associates, established in June 2000, with offices in London, New York, Accra and Berlin. Completed works include: two community libraries in Washington DC (2012); the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO (2010); The Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo (2005); the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver (2007); and the Idea Stores (libraries) in London’s Tower Hamlets. The practice is currently engaged in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C.
