David Chipperfield Architects
David Chipperfield Architects was founded in London by David Chipperfield in 1985. The practice has since won numerous international competitions and built over 100 projects. Its diverse international body of work includes cultural, residential, commercial and educational buildings and spaces for both the private and public sectors, as well as civic projects and urban masterplans. Today, the offices in London, Berlin, Milan and Shanghai, contribute to a wide range of projects and typologies. The practice’s work is characterised by meticulous attention to the concept and details of every project, and a relentless focus on refining design ideas to arrive at a solution which is architecturally, socially, and intellectually coherent. David Chipperfield Architects has won more than 100 international awards and citations for design excellence, including the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2007 for The Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach, Germany, and both the Mies van der Rohe Award (European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture) and the Deutscher Architekturpreis in 2011 for the Neues Museum, Berlin. In 2023, the office was awarded the world-renowned Pritzker Prize for Architecture.
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70th birthday
Happy Birthday, Sir David Chipperfield!
The British architect turns 70 today. The Detail team congratulates him on his birthday.
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Pritzker Prize 2023
Congratulations David Chipperfield!
British architect David Chipperfield has won the 2023 Pritzker Prize for Architecture. The Detail team would like to congratulate Chipperfield and his international team for this well-earned distinction.
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Metropolitan eclecticism
The Château Royal Hotel in Berlin
In a collaboration involving David Chipperfield Architects and Kromayer Interior, two old buildings and one new structure have become a design hotel with 93 rooms, a gourmet restaurant and a bar in direct proximity to Unter den Linden.
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National Archaeological Museum of Athens
David Chipperfield Architects Win Competition to Expand Museum
David Chipperfield Architects Berlin have won the competition to expand the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
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Best of 2022
Favourite Buildings in Existing Stock
At the end of the year, we present three buildings in existing stock that have convinced our editorial team in every respect.
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Best of 2022
Our Readers’ Favourites
Our readers were particularly enthusiastic about the following three contributions.
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A sensitive extension
New Building for the Kunsthaus Zürich
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Cube clad in natural stone
Extension for Kunsthaus Zürich by David Chipperfield Architects
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Eleven winners and three special awards
Fourteen Distinctions at the 2022 German Lighting Design Awards
For the first time in two years, the German Lighting Design Awards have again been conferred in person.