TY - BOOK AU - Bailey,Spencer AU - Adjaye,David TI - Alchemy: the material world of David Adjaye. SN - 9781838663919 AV - NA997.A53 B35 2023 U1 - 720.92 23 PY - 2023/// CY - London, New York PB - Phaidon Press Limited KW - Adjaye, David, KW - Building materials KW - Art, Ghanaian KW - Architecture KW - 21st century KW - Construction KW - building materials KW - aat KW - fast KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 6 Foreword Teresita Fernandez -- 8 Preface Sir David Adjaye OM OBE -- 12 Introduction Spencer Bailey -- 26 Stone and Concrete -- 29 Concrete Garden London, UK, 2001 -- 34 Dirty House London, UK, 2002 -- 38 Nanjing House Nanjing, CN, 2012 -- 46 Sugar Hill Mixed-Use Development New York, NY, US, 2015 -- 56 McCarter Switching Station Newark, NJ, US, 2018 -- 64 Ruby City San Antonio, TX, US, 2019 -- 74 Mole House London, UK, 2019 -- 80 The Webster Los Angeles, CA, US, 2020 -- 88 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East New York, NY, US, 2020 -- 94 130 William New York, NY, US, 2021 -- 102 Winter Park Library Winter Park, FL, US, 2021 -- 112 Abrahamic Family House Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2023 -- 118 Metal -- 121 Bernie Grant Arts Center London, UK, 2007 -- 128 Piety Bridge and Wharf New Orleans, LA, US, 2014 -- 134 AIshti Foundation Beirut, LB, 2015 -- 142 Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington, DC, US, 2016 -- 154 Wood -- 157 Horizon Pavilion London, UK, 2007 -- 166 Sclera Pavilion London, UK, 2008 -- 174 William 0. Lockridge/ Bellevue Library Washington, DC, US, 2012 -- 184 Gwangju River Reading Room Gwangju, KR, 2013 -- 190 IBA Hamburg Hamburg, DE, 2013 -- 198 Glass -- 201 Within Reach at the Venice Biennale Venice, IT, 2003 -- 208 Idea Stores/Chrisp Street & Whitechapel Road London, UK, 2004 and 2005 -- 214 Stephen Lawrence Center London, UK, 2007 -- 220 Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Denver, CO, US, 2007 -- 230 Moscow School of Management, SKOLKOVO Moscow, RU, 2010 -- 240 Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library Washington, DC, US, 2012 -- 250 Rammed Earth -- 253 Asaase I and Asaase II at Gagosian New York, NY, US & London, UK, 2021 -- 260 Dot.Atelier Gallery Accra, GH, 2023 -- 268 Shippon Place Accra, GH, 2023 -- 278 Afterword 284 Credits Spencer Bailey -- 285 Index -- 288 Acknowledgments -- N2 - David Adjaye is one of the most in-demand architects today, known for his thoughtful interpretation of public spaces. In order to understand him as an architect, you must look at his projects through the lens of material, a crucial consideration in his practice. Organized into five sections--Stone/Concrete, Wood, Metal, Glass, and Rammed Earth--Alchemy reimagines the traditional architect monograph by examining the importance of material in architecture, a study vital to Adjaye and his design process. In 2021, David Adjaye was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal, and he was among seven global leaders to receive a TIME100 Impact Award in 2022. The book features over 30 public, commercial, and residential projects around the world, from his 2001 Concrete Garden in London to the Amoako Boafo Gallery in Accra, Ghana, built with rammed earth and completed in 2022 ER -