Sir David Chipperfield Selected as the 2023 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize

Sir David Chipperfield Selected as the 2023 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize

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Category : Awards Published on: March 11 2023

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  • Civic architect, urban planner and activist, Sir David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize.
  • It is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
  • Chipperfield’s storied career spans more than 40 years and includes 100-plus projects, ranging from civic, cultural, and academic buildings to residences and urban master planning throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
  • After graduating from the Kingston School of Art in 1976 and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London in 1980, he worked under Douglas Stephen, Norman Foster, 1999 Pritzker Prize Laureate, and the late Richard Rogers, 2007 Pritzker Prize Laureate, before founding David Chipperfield Architects in London in 1985.
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