This monograph offers a comprehensive look at Chipperfield’s entire career, from its beginnings in a time of postmodern fervour, to the temperate fusion of tradition and innovation we can recognise today.

After working with Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield established his own practice in 1985. Today his studio is a global name, with offices in Europe and China. This polycentric organisation has allowed Chipperfield to develop an austere architecture, analysed here in five essays addressing his studio’s main interests: history, culture, materials, public space, and the city. Authors include Richard Ingersoll, Deborah Berke, and Deyan Sudjic.

This monograph offers a comprehensive look at Chipperfield’s entire career, from its beginnings in a time of postmodern fervour, to the temperate fusion of tradition and innovation we can recognise today.

After working with Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield established his own practice in 1985. Today his studio is a global name, with offices in Europe and China. This polycentric organisation has allowed Chipperfield to develop an austere architecture, analysed here in five essays addressing his studio’s main interests: history, culture, materials, public space, and the city. Authors include Richard Ingersoll, Deborah Berke, and Deyan Sudjic.