David Chipperfield - Architecture and the Strength of Limits

Duration
2009-10-21 10:00
2010-01-31 17:45
Etc/GMT+1
Location
Design Museum London
28 Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
United Kingdom
Description
 

 

David Chipperfield

Architecture and the Strength of Limits

 

With a style that is restrained, quiet and thoughtful, David Chipperfield is of one of Britain’s leading architects. He has a huge international reputation and completed buildings in China, Japan, Italy, USA, Spain and Germany. Chipperfield produces subtle and sophisticated buildings, from museums to homes, with an acute sensitivity for materials and a powerful awareness of their environment.

This comprehensive overview will look at key moments in his development as well as at major recent projects including the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach, Germany, the America’s Cup Building in Valencia, Spain, the newly completed Neues Museum in Berlin and the Hepworth Museum in Wakefield, Yorkshire.

Late night opening 4 December when the museum is open until 10pm.