David Chipperfield

British architect, Sir David Chipperfield (1953) is universally recognized as one of the most eminent and successful figures in contemporary architecture. After graduating from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London (1977), he began his apprenticeship in the design studios of Richard Rogers and Norman Foster. He opened his architectural practice in London, the city of his birth, in 1984 and gained experience working in every sector, from residential to public, private projects to major complexes. He later opened offices in Tokyo, Milan, Berlin and Shanghai. In 1985 he was one of the founding members of the 9H Gallery (alongside Richard Burdett, Yehuda Saffran and Wilf Wang). The organization was set up to give wider publicity in Britain to architects and artists not engaged in the trending movements of the time, through their sketches and designs. In the eighties Chipperfield also turned to interior design. Creator ....

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