2024-11-21T18:00:15-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149984332/david-adjaye-knighted-by-the-queen-in-annual-new-year-honours Nicholas Korody 2017-01-02T13:01:00-05:00 >2017-01-09T10:29:29-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yv/yvez1h7orkka03de.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Every New Year&rsquo;s Day since at least 1890, the Queen of England has named new members of the orders of chivalry, a.k.a. knighthood. This year, <a href="http://archinect.com/adjayeassociates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Adjaye</a> joins the select rank of architects who have been honored with a title. Back in 2007, Adjaye&mdash;or Sir Adjaye, now&mdash;was named an Office of the order of the British Empire. This year, he will receive the Knights Bachelor award.</p><p>"I see this not as a personal celebration, but as a celebration of the vast potential &ndash; and responsibility &ndash; for architecture to effect positive social change, that we as architects have to bring something positive to the world," Adjaye said in a statement released by his firm, Adjaye Associates. "I am proud to continue to work in service of this mission as a global cultural ambassador for the UK."</p><p>2016 was a big year for Adjaye. His National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall was <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149968720/oliver-wainwright-finds-the-national-museum-of-african-american-history-embodies-its-complexities-and-contradictions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">widely-praised</a>. He was <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149975401/adjaye-associates-to-design-masterplan-for-san-francisco-shipyard-redevelopment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announced</a> as the designer for the San Francisco Shipyard redevelopment. In Sept...</p>