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In the face of gender disparity in global architecture, Ghanaian architect chooses to mentor a female
Mariam Kamara is Adjaye's protégé as part of a Rolex-sponsored program
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The programme also sees other top creatives such as Zakir Hussain and Crystal Pite who are into music and dance respectively. Literature expert Colm Toíbín also gets to mentor a protégé.
The mentors are expected to consult and collaborate with their mentees for a period of one year.
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David Adjaye's mentee; Mariam Kamara obtained her undergraduate degree at Purdue University in Indiana and holds two master’s degree; one in computer science from New York University, and the other in architecture from the University of Washington. She currently works for united➃design.
Adjaye recently established the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C
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