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12 May 2017
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Sir David Adjaye receives his knighthood on behalf of HM Queen Elizabeth II

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Sir David Adjaye received his award from Prince William, Duke of Cambridge at an official Investiture ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.
The knighthood follows two previous royal awards received by Sir David ? the 2016 Queen?s Birthday Honours in October 2016 and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2007.
Sir David said: ?I am deeply honoured and delighted to have received a knighthood for my contribution to architecture, and absolutely thrilled to be recognised for a role that I consider a pleasure to be able to undertake. I would like to thank Her Majesty the Queen for this incredible privilege, which I see as a celebration of the potential architecture has to effect positive social change?.
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The knighthood crowns a memorable 12 months for the architect, who celebrated his 50th birthday in September 2016 and at the same time completed the largest project in his career to date ? the Smithsonian Institution?s National Museum of African American History & Culture on Washington DC?s National Mall. He was named one of 2017?s most influential people by TIME magazine and became a new Royal Academici...