David Chipperfield

British architect, founder of David Chipperfield Architects (1985).

Main structures:

The River Museum, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Oxfordshire (1989-1997);

Figge Art Museum, USA, Davenport (Iowa) (1999-2005);

“Museum of Contemporary Literature”, Germany, Marbach (2002-2006);

Hotel “Puerta America” Spain, Madrid (2003-2005);

America’s Cup Building, Spain, Valencia (2005-2006);

Liangzhu Culture Museum, China, Hangzhou (2007);

Hotel “Empire Riverside”, Germany, Hamburg (2007);

New Museum, Germany, Berlin (1997-2009);

Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany (2007-2010);

Center of Justice, Spain, Barcelona (2002-2011);

Turner Contemporary Gallery, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Kent (2011);

The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery, Wakefield, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (2004 – 2011)

St. Louis Museum of Art, USA, Missouri, (2005–2013);

Museum “Jumex”, Mexico, Mexico City, (2009-2013);

SPA “Valentino”, USA New York, (2014);

Jumex Museum, Mexico, Mexico City, (2014);

Museum of Cultures, Italy, Milan, (2014);

Villa Eden Gardone complex, Italy, Gardone Riviera, (2015);

Residential Building One Kensington Gardens, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London, (2015);

Residential complex in Sisi Water Park, China, Hangzhou, (2015);

Cultural Center Carmen Würth Forum, Germany, Künzelsau, (2017);

Amorepacific Headquarters, South Korea, Seoul, (2017);

Elbtauer, Germany, Hamburg, (2017);

James Simon Gallery, Germany, Berlin, (2018);

Masterplan for the Royal Academy of Arts, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London, (2018).

Features of the architecture of David Chipperfield:

1. The leading styleis minimalism;
2. Simple abstract geometric volumes;
3. Interest in the historical context, interpretation of historical traditions;
4. Use of expensive quality materials;
5. Simplicity;
6. Lack of decorations.