Britain loves a bargain, but you don't get good, lasting architecture on the cheap. David Chipperfield architecturebargainbritain Change image and share on social
I suppose I'm trying to build an architecture that's as timeless as possible, although we're all creatures of our age. David Chipperfield agearchitecturebuild Change image and share on social
I do very little industrial design. I'm asked a lot, but I certainly don't see myself as an industrial designer. David Chipperfield askdesigndesigner Change image and share on social
Most architects work in studios largely divorced from academia, as if ideas, criticism and historical research were irrelevant. David Chipperfield academiaarchitectcriticism Change image and share on social
The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it. David Chipperfield architecturebaddifference Change image and share on social
Often, architects work too hard trying to make their buildings look different. It's like we're actors let loose on a stage, all speaking our parts at the same time in our own private languages without an audience. David Chipperfield actorarchitectaudience share on social
A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels. David Chipperfield architecturebuildexplain Change image and share on social
Architecture has curled up in a ball and it's about itself. It has found itself either as a freakshow, where you're not sure if it's good or bad but at least it's interesting, or at the behest of forces of commerce. David Chipperfield architecturebadball share on social
The quality of the Neues Museum's construction is extraordinary even by German standards, and people can smell that quality. The concept would not have been so convincing without it. David Chipperfield conceptconstructionconvince Change image and share on social
I like to be surrounded by books. My wife Evelyn has a Ph.D. in comparative literature, so we have a lot of her Spanish and German literature books which are wasted on me, plus a lot of novels and books on art and architecture shared by us both. Evelyn used to edit an art magazine called 'FMR,' so we have a common interest in design. David Chipperfield architectureartbook share on social