^ That. Sadly, the architectural profession has strikingly few African-
Americans, and virtually none of them have risen to the profession's top tier.
Adjaye is a great architect. But we shouldn't pretend like an Adjaye victory in the Obama competition would be some kind of marquee victory for civil rights.
That being said, Adjaye as an Englishman often pairs up with
Phil Freelon, who is a pretty decent African-American architect and strives to hire talented young black designers.