David Chipperfield

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The award-winning River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames

David Chipperfield CBE (born 1953) is an English architect, born in London. He has offices in London, Berlin and Milan, and a representative office in Shanghai. One of the few modernists in architecture, his practice is driven by a consistent philosophical approach, rather than a 'house style'.

After receiving his Diploma from the Architectural Association in London he worked at the practices of Douglas Stephen, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster and in 1984 established his own practice, David Chipperfield Architects. The practice currently has over 120 staff from 15 countries, and is working on a variety of projects in Europe, the United States and China.

In 1999, David Chipperfield was awarded the Tessenow Gold Medal, in 2004 was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to architecture, and was made Honorary Member of the Florence Academy of Art and Design in 2003.

David Chipperfield has taught architecture in Europe and the United States, and has lectured extensively on the work of the practice. In addition David Chipperfield held the Mies van der Rohe Chair at the Escola Tècnica, in Barcelona, Spain.

Chipperfield was the only British architect to be shortlisted for the commission to design Tate Modern. He designed the award-winning River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames using green oak cladding, concrete and glass. However, many of his buildings are abroad, especially in Japan and Germany.

He is a visiting professor at the University of the Arts London (formerly London Institute).

Chipperfield is the architect for the reconstruction of the destroyed Neues Museum in Berlin, due to reopen in 2009.