David Chipperfield: Form Matters

21.10.2009 - 31.01.2010, Design Museum, London

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Rasto Udzan
27.10.2009 12:30
David Chipperfield

photo: Nick Knight
Alongside the exhibition showcasing the work of Future Systems by Jan Kaplický, an exhibition of works from David Chipperfield's studio is taking place at the Design Museum in London. The Design Museum, under the direction of Deyan Sudjic, responds to the recent international successes of the British architect and presents his twenty-year body of work.
     The architect, whose work is an unmistakable export commodity of contemporary British architecture, and whose realizations are appreciated in many countries around the world (Germany, Spain, Italy, as well as in China, America, and Japan), is being honored with this exhibition on his home ground. It is paradoxical that English society, which clings anxiously to traditions, has so far rather overlooked Chipperfield's work, characterized by an interpretation of classical models, only for the most extensive realization of the architect—this year's completed reconstruction of the Neues Museum in Berlin—to draw attention to the architect himself.
     Chipperfield, with his classical approach to architecture, establishes himself very discreetly in the environments of other cultures. He strives for purity of form, has a sense for the properties of the materials used, spatial hierarchy, respect for the existing structure, and the unique incorporation of his contribution into the context, creating an original work that is recognizable amid the tangle of global trend-based approaches.
     The exhibition is organized into thematic blocks. It presents both realized projects and those that remain only on paper. A rich collection of models and spatial studies demonstrates the architect's views and handling of space, which he himself considers to be the fundamental essence of architecture.
     The exhibition is supplemented with analytical documentation of selected buildings, film excerpts, and several interviews with the architect. A separate exhibition of photographs of the freshly reconstructed Berlin Neues Museum by photographer Candida Höfer is also part of the exhibition.

> designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2009/david-chipperfield
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