This book is Adjaye's first monograph, and it documents thirteen of his most important projects, presented through descriptions, detailed plans, and photographs. There is also a series of "portfolios," visual essays that highlight the tactile, luminous, and luxurious nature of Adjaye's work, and a reference section. 430 illustrations, 162 in color.

The most exciting and accomplished young architect to emerge on the international scene in many years，David Adjaye uses an artist’s clarit f of concept to create an engaging architecture that concentrates on materials and issues of place and identity. A combination of sheer inventiveness，creative clients and modest budgets has produced a refined and comprehensive body of design work unusual in such a young practitioner.

Born in Tanzania into a diplomatic family，Adjaye enjoyed a wide-ranging formal and cultural education，which has allowed him to respond deftly and instinctively to wildly differing projects,avoiding cot ventional solutions and seeking to open up new possibilities for contemporary culture，both local and global.The innovation in Adjaye’s career is exemplified in his residential works，constructed in a range of settings，which show careful experimentation and exquisite nuances. Perhaps his best-known houses are those for such people as artist Chris Ofili and actor Ewan McGregor.

Four essential components make up this，Adjaye’s first monograph: an introduction by Stuart Hall; a documentation of thirteen of Adjaye’s most important projects，over half of which are published here in full for the First time，presented through descriptions，detailed plans and photographs; a series of visual essays that Highlight the tactile，luminous and luxurious nature of Adjaye’s，,ork; and essays from cultural critics who have been touched by is buildings.

The winner of a competition to design the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and he architect of Denver’s Museum of Contemporary Art，Adjaye is enjoying enormous and ever-increasing worldwide attention. This publication，an object of beauty in its own right，is a timely celebration of a young talent at the height-and yet at the beginning -bfhis creative powers.

STUART HALL Negotiating Architecture

ELEKTRA HOUSE

DIRTY HOUSE

FOG HOUSE

LOST HOUSE

Portfolio LIGHT AND COLOUR

PETER ALLISON Living in Ruins

POTTERY SHED

CONCRETE GARDEN

GLASS HOUSE

Porh%lio FURNITURE

CAROLINE ROUX The Tale of a House

OFILI HOUSE AND STUDIO

McGREGOR HOUSE

SWAROVSKI HOUSE

DEYAN SUD]IC Building in London

SJW HOUSE

KPG HOUSE

BAR HOUSE

Portfolio WORKS

Biographical Notes

Credits

Adjaye/Associates

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