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God is not necessary to create culpability, or to punish. Our fellow men are enough for that, helped by ourselves.

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David Adjaye

In a way, going to Africa allowed me to see possibilities that sometimes seem impossible in certain conditions. It also allowed me to see opportunities for material strategies. I hate it when people think I went and got something [from Africa] and brought it here. It's more about how it affects the way in which I work and affects [my] creativity.

Allowed, Creativity, Hate, Opportunities, Opportunity, Possibilities
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Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they're just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is influenced by the nature of spaces.

Buildings, Makeup, Space, Structures, Think, Thinking

I'm totally into architecture for all strata of society. High design should not just be for rich people.

Architecture, Design, People, Rich, Strata

Buildings for me represent opportunities of agency, transformation, and storytelling. They are not just artifacts. There is this big tradition of buildings-as-artifacts - constructed artifacts - but for me they are these incredible sites of negotiation.

Agency, Negotiation, Opportunities, Opportunity, Sites, Transformation

Context is so important, not to mimic but to become part of the place. I wanted a building that acknowledges its surroundings.

Become, Building, Important, Surroundings

I got into architecture because I was searching for a way to produce in the world. I went to art school and thought I would do it through art, but I realized very quickly that I was interested in the social ramifications of form making. So buildings became the vehicle and fulfilled that thing. That satisfied me when I produced them. I decided this is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.

Art, Buildings, Making, School, Way
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