David Chipperfield Architects 1985–2024 is a landmark double-volume monograph that maps four decades of one of architecture's most disciplined and culturally attentive practices, bringing together around 100 built and unbuilt projects with critical writing and photography of exceptional quality.
About This Book
Spanning forty years of work by David Chipperfield Architects, this monograph is as much an intellectual document as a visual survey. The two volumes move across a cross section of built and unbuilt projects, situating them within a broader critical conversation through ten essays and a curated selection of published articles by writers including Joseph Rykwert and Barry Bergdoll — figures whose engagement with architecture carries serious scholarly weight. What distinguishes this publication from a standard practice monograph is the depth of its visual contributors: Candida Höfer, Thomas Struth, and Friederike von Rauch each bring their own distinct lens to the work, producing architectural photography that reads as art. Edited by Rik Nys and designed by John Morgan Studio, the result is a considered object that reflects the rigour of the practice it documents.
Key Features
- 664 pages of built and unbuilt project documentation, critical essays, and commissioned architectural photography
- Edited by Rik Nys; designed by John Morgan Studio; photography by Candida Höfer, Thomas Struth, and Friederike von Rauch
- Critical essays and articles by Joseph Rykwert and Barry Bergdoll, among other commentators
- Around 100 design entries spanning 40 years of practice
- Published by Walther Koenig
What You'll Discover
- How David Chipperfield Architects has evolved across four decades, traced through both realised buildings and speculative unbuilt work
- The critical frameworks that leading architecture writers have applied to Chipperfield's practice, gathered here across ten essays and previously published articles
- Architectural photography by three of the medium's most respected practitioners, each interpreting the built work through a distinct visual sensibility
- The editorial and design intelligence of John Morgan Studio, whose treatment of the two-volume format reflects the measured character of the architecture itself
About the Author
Rik Nys serves as editor of this monograph. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 664
- Dimensions: 25 x 32 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783753307626
- Publisher: Walther Koenig
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and designers with a sustained interest in contemporary European practice; students and academics studying built work, architectural monographs, or the intersection of critical writing and design; collectors seeking a definitive document of one of the discipline's most consequential offices.