With a few high-profile projects and a retrospective in Chicago already in tow, David Adjaye was announced by the Council for the Arts at MIT as the 2016 recipient of the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts. First established by the Council in 1974 as a way to honor rising creative talent, the award distinguishes individuals whose body of work shows strong potential for producing more notable work in the future.

In addition to the $100,000 — which represents an investment toward the recipient's future creative work — the prize includes an artist residency at MIT for the spring 2016 term. During his residency, Adjaye will publicly present his body of work, give a keynote lecture, and interact with students and faculty. The residency aims to provide the recipient an opportunity to develop mutually enlightening connections with the MIT community, and have access to the school's cutting-edge research and creativity.

The public programs by David Adjaye will include:

• "Future of the Library" on Feb. 10-11, 2016
• the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT Keynote Lecture on March 29, 2016
• "Future of the Campus," part of the 2016 centennial celebration of the MIT campus on March 30-31
• "Future of the Museum" on April 27-28

The Council will make the official award announcement on October 30, and Adjaye will be presented with the prize during a gala held in his honor on March 29, 2016. Other architects who have won the prize include Olafur Eliasson in 2014 and Santiago Calatrava in 2005.