2024-05-03T11:07:21-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150298206/david-adjaye-has-been-named-as-the-first-recipient-of-the-charlotte-perriand-award Josh Niland 2022-02-10T10:05:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/783b9ea1bc0a0288eed3b2257f7f0030.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A new honor has its inaugural winner after the international Cr&eacute;ateurs Design Awards (CDA) announced <a href="https://archinect.com/adjayeassociates" target="_blank">Sir David Adjaye</a> as the recipient of the first-ever Charlotte Perriand Award.</p> <p>The award goes in recognition of a living architect whose career achievements thus far have paralleled that of its namesake in their trailblazing contributions to shelter design in the industry.</p> <p>Perriand was an<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/07/charlotte-perriand-le-corbusier-design" target="_blank"> influential figure</a> in the world of residential building, championing the accessibility of design and the notion that quality designers can vastly improve the lives of ordinary people.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sir David shared that she is a lifelong influence on his work, and one whose thinking and philosophy has expressions in his own designs for the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/110720209/building-hope-and-nurturing-into-housing" target="_blank">Sugar Hill Development</a> and Asem Pa project in New Orleans.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9ae4b693a54c7289271884248a44eab7.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9ae4b693a54c7289271884248a44eab7.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150296357/david-adjaye-selected-as-lead-designer-for-redevelopment-of-several-old-town-buildings-in-chicago" target="_blank">David Adjaye selected as lead designer for redevelopment of several Old Town buildings in Chicago.</a> (Photo:&nbsp;Ed Reeve)</figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;She was really expansive in thinking about what the profession could be and und...</p>