David Adjaye's buildings - in pictures

Architect David Adjaye in his office in London. He was born in Tanzania to Ghanaian parents, his father a diplomat, but it was in London that he studied architecture, launched his practice, and designed his first projects Photograph: Suki Dhanda for Observer New Review

Sugar Hill Housing, New York. This was built for low-income (and formerly homeless) families in Harlem - residents are due to move in soon. It also includes an early education centre and a Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling
Photograph: Adjaye Associates Ltd

Sugar Hill Housing, wall detail. The concrete is relieved by a pattern of roses, which Adjaye says is inspired by the decorations on older buildings in the neighbourhood.
Photograph: Adjaye Associates Ltd

Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham, London Photograph: Lyndon Douglas

Denver Museum of Contemporary Art Photograph: Dean Kaufman

Studio for Lorna Simpson, Brooklyn, New York Photograph: Lyndon Douglas/Adjaye Associates Ltd

Artist's representation of the International Finance Corporation headquarters, Dakar, Senegal. Adjaye is expanding into Africa: other projects include a fashion store in Lagos, a complex in Kampala, modifications to the presidential palace in Libreville, housing in Johannesburg and a museum near two of the slave castles in Ghana Photograph: Adjaye Associates Ltd

Idea Store, Whitechapel
Photograph: Adjaye Associates Ltd

Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo
Photograph: Adjaye Associates Ltd

Inside the Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo
Photograph: Adjaye Associates Ltd

Artist's representation of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington. Adjaye is one of a team of four architectural practices working on the museum, with his role described as 'lead designer'. It has a distinctive tiered shape, which Adjaye says is derived from the forms of Yoruba craftsmen in the region of Africa from where slaves were mostly extracted. It is due to open next year Photograph: Adjaye Associates Ltd

The Dirty House, Shoreditch, London Photograph: Arcaid Images/Alamy

The Stephen Lawrence Centre, London Photograph: VIEW Pictures Ltd/Alamy

Stephen Lawrence Centre interior Photograph: VIEW Pictures Ltd /Alamy

The Moscow School of Management, Skolkovo Photograph: Ed Reeve/Alamy