David Chipperfield
English architect (born 1953)
Biography
Sir David Alan Chipperfield, , (born 18 December 1953) is a British architect. He established David Chipperfield Architects in 1985, which grew into a global architectural practice with offices in London, Berlin, Milan, Shanghai, and Santiago de Compostela.
In 2023, he won the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered to be the most prestigious award in architecture. His major completed works include the River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire; the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach, Germany; the Des Moines Public Library in Iowa; the Neues Museum and its adjoining James Simon Gallery, Berlin; The Hepworth Wakefield gallery in Wakefield, West Yorkshire; the Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri; and the Museo Jumex in Mexico City.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Yale University
- École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Notable works
- Verona 203A
- Unipol Dome
Awards & honours (14)
- Stirling Prize
- Royal Gold Medal
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Praemium Imperiale
- Wolf Prize in Architecture
- European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture
- Sikkens Prize
- Knight Bachelor
- Royal Designer for Industry
- Berliner Bär
- Heinrich Tessenow Medal
- Pritzker Architecture Prize
Quick answers about David Chipperfield
- How old is David Chipperfield?
- David Chipperfield is 72 years old (born December 18, 1953).
- When is David Chipperfield's birthday?
- David Chipperfield was born on December 18, 1953.
- Where was David Chipperfield born?
- David Chipperfield was born in London.
- What is David Chipperfield's zodiac sign?
- David Chipperfield's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
- What is David Chipperfield's nationality?
- David Chipperfield is a citizen of United Kingdom.
- What does David Chipperfield do?
- David Chipperfield is known as architect, university teacher, designer.
