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David Chipperfield

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Also known as David Chiperfield, Sir David Alan Chipperfield

English architect (born 1953)

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Born
( 1953-12-18 ) 18 December 1953 (age 72) , London , England
Alma mater
Kingston University , Architectural Association School of Architecture
Occupation
Architect
Awards
Pritzker Architecture Prize RIBA Stirling Prize Royal Gold Medal Andrea Palladio Prize Tessenow Gold Medal
Practice
David Chipperfield Architects
Projects
Neues Museum , Berlin (1997–2009) Museum of Modern Literature , Marbach, Germany (2002–2008) America's Cup Building , Valencia, Spain (2005) The Hepworth Wakefield , Wakefield, UK (2003–2011) Turner Contemporary , Margate, UK (2006–2011) Museo Jumex , Mexico (2009–2013)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Occupation
designer
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Unipol Dome
Image
David Chipperfield.JPG
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David Chipperfield
date of birth
1953-12-18
has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago
name in native language
David Chipperfield
birth name
David Alan Chipperfield
honorific prefix
Sir
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Encyclopedic overview

Sir David Alan Chipperfield, CH, CBE, RA, RDI, RIBA, HRSA, (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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