About David Chipperfield

David Chipperfield received his Diploma from the Architectural Association in London and from 1978 - 84 worked at the practices of Douglas Stephen, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.

David Chipperfield Architects was established in 1984. The practice currently has over 100 staff at its offices in London and Berlin, and is working on a variety of projects in Europe, the US and China.

The practice has won over 20 national and international competitions and many international awards and citations for design excellence, including RIBA, RFAC & AIA awards, as well as the Andrea Palladio Prize.

In 1999 David Chipperfield was awarded the Tessenow Gold Medal and in 2004 was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to architecture.

David Chipperfield has taught architecture in Europe and the United States. He has been Professor of Architecture in the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart, visiting Professor of Architecture at Harvard University, USA, University of Graz, Austria, University of Naples, Italy, Royal College of Art, London, Ecole Polytechnique, Lausanne, Switzerland, Art Institute Chicago, USA and Naples School of Architecture, Italy. In addition David Chipperfield held the Mies van der Rohe Chair at the Escola Tècnica, Barcelona and was made Honorary Member of the Florence Academy of Art and Design. He is currently visiting professor at the University of the Arts London (formally known as The London Institue).

David Chipperfield has lectured extensively on the work of the practice.

To learn more about David Chipperfield, visit the David Chipperfield Architects website.