David Adjaye, the acclaimed Ghanaian British architect who designed the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington, D.C., stepped again from various roles Tuesday after The Financial Times reported that three former workers had accused him of sexual harassment and misconduct.

Mr. Adjaye resigned as an architectural adviser to the mayor of London, and his work on a British Holocaust memorial was suspended after The Financial Times reported that three ladies, who weren’t named, had “accused him and his firm of different forms of exploitation — from alleged sexual assault and sexual harassment by him to a toxic work culture — that have gone unchecked for years.”

In a press release on Tuesday, Mr. Adjaye denied the accusations. “I absolutely reject any claims of sexual misconduct, abuse or criminal wrongdoing,” he stated within the assertion, which was launched by Kendal Advisory, a communications and disaster administration agency. “These allegations are untrue, distressing for me and my family and run counter to everything I stand for.”

Mr. Adjaye added that he was “ashamed to say that I entered into relationships which though entirely consensual, blurred the boundaries between my professional and personal lives.” He was “deeply sorry” for that, he stated, and “will be immediately seeking professional help in order to learn from these mistakes to ensure that they never happen again.”

A Kendal Advisory spokesman declined to clarify what that skilled assist would contain, describing it as a private matter.

Mr. Adjaye’s design for the acclaimed National Museum of African American History and Culture, on the National Mall in Washington, made him one of many world’s most in-demand architects. His commissions embrace Ghana’s national cathedral; a museum in Nigeria to showcase African artwork; and a multi-faith center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

In the assertion, Mr. Adjaye stated that he was additionally stepping down from ceremonial roles and trusteeships so the allegations do “not become a distraction”

In 2022, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, appointed Mr. Adjaye to a panel of 42 design advocates who advise the mayor on how to make sure “new buildings and public spaces will benefit all Londoners,” based on a news launch. He has stepped down from the panel.

“Sir David Adjaye has stepped away from his role as a Design Advocate,” a spokesman for the mayor stated in an e-mail.

A spokesman for the British ministry that’s overseeing the U.Ok. Holocaust Memorial and Learning Center, in London, stated in an e-mail that the federal government was “aware of the allegations” and had spoken with Mr. Adjaye’s structure agency. “They have confirmed that Sir David will not be involved in the U.K. Holocaust Memorial Foundation project until the issues raised have been addressed,” the spokesman stated.

The Financial Times reported that one of many ladies claimed that Mr. Adjaye had sexually assaulted her, together with in 2019 in a rest room at an airport in Johannesburg. It reported that the girl had stated that she tried to lift a grievance with Mr. Adjaye’s agency, however that her issues had been dismissed. Mr. Adjaye advised the newspaper that he denied all of the allegations, together with the alleged rest room assault.

In June, Mr. Adjaye opened his first residential tower within the United States, 130 William, in Manhattan. He has additionally designed the planned new Studio Museum in Harlem, a riverfront master plan for Cleveland and is engaged to reconstruct Princeton University Art Museum.

As effectively as securing distinguished commissions, Mr. Adjaye has over the previous decade been a distinguished advocate for the rights of teams underrepresented amongst architects, together with ladies. In a 2017 interview with Dezeen, a web-based design journal, he stated that he discovered “it exhausting that women are still fighting for gender parity.

“We’re in the 21st century,” he added: “This is such an old story, we should be way past this. I’m embarrassed, as a male.”