British-Ghanaian architect and Principal of Adjaye Associates, David Adjaye, will be appointed “Knight Bachelor” by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his “services to architecture.” Adajye was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 1966 and is the son of a Ghanaian diplomat, but has lived in London since he was nine years old. His name made the New Year Honours 2017 Diplomatic Service and Overseas List and will subsequently be known as Sir David Frank Adjaye OBE (he was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2007).

The official investiture ceremony will take place soon this year at The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood in St. James’s Palace in London. In the official document of honoraries, Adjaye was recognized for his “contribution to architecture and design”:

He is one of the leading architects of his generation and a global cultural ambassador for the UK. His designs include the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo in the shell of a disused railway station and the Idea Stores in Tower Hamlets, London where he pioneered a new approach to the provision of information services, as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver and numerous private commissions. His most recent major achievement was the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC.

You can read The Architect’s Newspaper’s review of the National Museum of African American History and Culture here. His most recent U.S. design–a master plan (in the works) for the expansive San Francisco waterfront–can also be seen here. Adjaye’s Linda Pace Foundation in San Antonio is also due to open next year.

Also included in this year’s biannual honors list were British architects Bob Allies and Graham Morrison. The pair co-founded London-based firm Allies & Morrison and have both been appointed as Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).