British architect David Chipperfield has been awarded the 2023 Pritzker Prize for architectural achievement.
“Slim yet powerful, discreet yet elegant, he is a prolific architect, radical in his restraint, demonstrating his reverence for history and culture while honoring pre-existing buildings and environments,” the jury said.
David Chipperfield graduated from the Architectural Association in London in 1977. He worked in the studios of Richard Rogers and Norman Foster, in 1985 he founded his own bureau, David Chipperfield Architects. His office creates designs for public buildings and residential buildings in Asia, Europe and North America, and it also deals with urban planning.
The jury of the award noted Chipperfield’s works such as the River and Rowing Museum in England, the BBC Headquarters in Scotland, and the Turner Contemporary art gallery. In Russia, the Chipperfield Bureau participated in projects for the restoration of the telegraph building in Moscow and the building of the opera and ballet theater in Perm.
David Chipperfield is the 52nd recipient of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture.
