The Bombshell Allegations Against David Adjaye
The fallout has been swift for the celebrated architect, who was accused of sexual misconduct by...
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David Adjaye Explores the Dualities of Bronze
At Carpenters Workshop Gallery’s new London outpost, a series of cast bronze pieces by the...
David Adjaye to Design 101 Hospitals Across Ghana
As part of Ghana’s new Agenda 111 program, the award-winning firm led by British-Ghanaian...
David Adjaye on His Majestic, Grapefruit-Colored Design for The Webster L.A.
For the multi-brand clothing and design boutique’s new outpost, the architect created a...
Resetting What Metal Means, One Facade at a Time
As Pure+FreeForm’s Geoffrey Hahn tells it, new technologies have created a new materials...
Magdalene Odundo Teams Up With David Adjaye to Stunning Effect
The ceramicist and the architect have turned the Norman Foster-designed Sainsbury Centre for Visual
Phil Freelon, Architect of the National Museum of African American History, Dead at 66
The creator of a long list of public projects that explored and celebrated the African-American...
10 Unforgettable Surface Moments
Our outgoing editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, fondly recalls some of his most life-changing...
Sir David Adjaye Is Spying on You
Not literally, but he did just design a museum to explore sleuthing and the culture that surrounds...
Geek Out: Five Objects That Fuse Tech and Design
These five slick objects ingeniously fuse tech and design.
Reading List: Learning From the Best
From designer George Nelson's timeless tome to David Adjaye's newest compilation, this month's...
I. M. Pei, 2017-2019
To celebrate the legendary Chinese-American architect's illustrious life and career, Surface asked...
Design Dispatch: April 20, 2017
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David Adjaye on Architecture, Africa, and Atmosphere
David Adjaye discusses the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington,...
Power 100
Our third annual list of influential figures in art, architecture, fashion, real estate, design,...
Rachel Barrett Hopes to Bring the Contemporary Art Conversation to the Caribbean Islands
Rachel Barrett’s new kunsthalle brings an unusual, global sensibility to Jamaica
Tony Salame’s New Mega-Mall and Art Foundation in Beirut
Tony impresario's Aïshti Foundation in Lebanon opens a brawny building as daring as the...