David Chipperfield

Sir David Alan Chipperfield is a British architect. He was born in 1953 in London, where he attended the Kingston School of Art and graduated in architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture. In 1985 he founded his studio in his hometown, David Chipperfield Architects, later expanded with offices in Tokyo, Milan, Berlin and Shanghai. In the same year he is among the founders of the 9H Gallery. In 2004 he was awarded the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), in 2006 he was appointed Royal Designer for Industry and in 2010 he was awarded the title of Knight of the United Kingdom for his architectural achievements. In 2012 he was at the Venice Biennale to curate the 13th edition of the International Architecture Exhibition. In 2020 he was Guest Editor of the Italian design magazine Domus. He won the Pritzker Prize in 2023, the greatest honor in the world of architecture.