Book Description
Of the new generation of architects practicing today in Britain under the rubric "neo-minimalists," none has a higher critical reputation than David Chipperfield. As his fame and commissions have grown worldwide, Chipperfield now find himself in the circle of elite architects, including Tadao Ando and Peter Zumthor, whose reputations have been built on an architecture of spare sensuousness. Chipperfield’s London-based practice has recently garnered a large number of prestigious projects, among them the reconstruction of the Neues Museum and master plan of the Museum Island in Berlin. His River and Rowing museum on the Thames has been hailed as "a minor masterpiece, a match of modern manners and time-honored materials" and won the Building of the Year Award from the Royal Fine Art Commission. The projects covered in this large-format, beautifully produced book include: airframe furniture; BFI Film Centre, London; the Figge Arts Center in Davenport, Illinois; the Royal Collections Museum in Madrid; the Toyota Auto building in Kyoto; and the San Michele Cemetery in Venice, among many others. Stunning photographs, and Chipperfield’s preparatory sketches and countless drawings illustrate this exquisite work.
About the Author
David Chipperfield maintains offices in London, New York, and Tokyo.
David Chipperfield: Architectural Works 1990-2002 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Of the new generation of architects practicing today in Britain under the rubric "neo-minimalists," none has a higher critical reputation than David Chipperfield. As his fame and commissions have grown worldwide, Chipperfield now find himself in the circle of elite architects, including Tadao Ando and Peter Zumthor, whose reputations have been built on an architecture of spare sensuousness.
Chipperfield's London-based practice has recently garnered a large number of prestigious projects, among them the reconstruction of the Neues Museum and master plan of the Museum Island in Berlin. His River and Rowing museum on the Thames has been hailed as "a minor masterpiece, a match of modern manners and time-honored materials" and won the Building of the Year Award from the Royal Fine Art Commission.
The projects covered in this large-format, beautifully produced book include: airframe furniture; BFI Film Centre, London; the Figge Arts Center in Davenport, Illinois; the Royal Collections Museum in Madrid; the Toyota Auto building in Kyoto; and the San Michele Cemetery in Venice, among many others. Stunning photographs, and Chipperfield's preparatory sketches and countless drawings illustrate this exquisite work.
Author Biography: David Chipperfield maintains offices in London, New York, and Tokyo.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
A British modernist architect known for his museums, libraries, and private dwellings, Chipperfield documents his worldwide commissions in this portfolio of his work. The book opens with academic commentary on the architect's work by architectural historian Kenneth Frampton. The introduction continues with an interview between Chipperfield and architect Rik Nys, in which Chipperfield discusses philosophical aspects of his architecture. The book includes approximately 500 images, documenting 30 of Chipperfield's most influential commissions, including the Neues Museum restoration in Berlin; the Figge Arts Center in Davenport, IA; and Toyota Auto in Kyoto. The images document the built structures and architectural models, but the photographs themselves are not stunning. The book is arranged alphabetically by commission title rather than chronologically, giving a somewhat disjointed view of Chipperfield's work. The title concludes with essays by author Jonathan Keates, in which Keates comments on Chipperfield's homes, museums, public projects, and shops, occasionally viewing the works within a larger art and architecture context. Recommended only for strong architecture collections in academic and large public libraries.-Valerie Nye, New Mexico State Lib., Santa Fe Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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