Topic: David Adjaye

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Fresh faces from the front lines of design.READ»

Masters of Design 2009

This year's design issue features an array of dazzling talent: Coke's pop artist David Butler, Pentagram's infomaniac Lisa Strausfeld, the impresario David Rockwell, British architect David Adjaye, and the maestro of Italian design, Alberto Alessi. Plus, the women reinventing consumer electronics, China's answer to Nike and more...READ»

David Adjaye Chosen to Design D.C.'s National Museum of African-American History

Tanzanian born architect David Adjaye, working under the lead of Freelon Group, has been chosen to design the upcoming National Museum of African-American History in Washington, D.C. The pick is something of a surprise, since ...READ»

High Culture, Hamptons Style

Swiss geniuses Herzog & De Mueron unveil designs for a contemplative museum in the backyard of some of the country's fanciest real estate.READ»

SFMOMA's Expansion Plans are Shockingly Safe

After his dream for a museum in the Presidio went nowhere, Gap founder Don Fisher turned his 1,100-piece contemporary art collection over to SFMOMA. It'll make SFMOMA into an art-world force on the level of MOMA or the Tate Modern, and as such, it'll need its own flashy new box.READ»

15 British Design Stars Create Concepts for a Better London

London's Design Museum just opened a new exhibition, Super Contemporary, which tasked 15 British design stars--including David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid, Sam Hecht, and Tom Dixon to invent pieces that would improve upon life in the ...READ»

Design/Miami: Hipsters' Fave Art Party

Watch your back, Art Basel Miami. If last night's Vernissage (the fancy art show term for Opening Night Party) was any indication, the venerable art fair's little sister, Design/Miami, shows sign of upstaging her illustrious forbear. ...READ»

Letter From the Editor: The Best Rivalry in Business, Refreshed

When you're in the media business, you worry about the cost -- and the risk -- of creating a new product from scratch each time. Movies, music, magazines: We all share the same challenge. In comparison, the idea of creating the same ...READ»

MoMA Hosts Creative Lock-In to Save New York's Waterfronts

The museum is sponsoring a workshop aiming for new solutions for sheltering the city's threatened waterfront.READ»

Global City of the Year: London

Where one of every eight works in a creative industry.READ»

• 10 Things You Don't Know About London
• Fast Cities 2008