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The award-winning River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames

David Chipperfield CBE (born 1953) is an English architect, born in London. The River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He has offices in London, Berlin and Milan, and a representative office in Shanghai. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Uncompromisingly modernist in outlook, his practice is driven by a consistent philosophical approach, rather than a 'house style'. Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century

After receiving his Diploma from the Architectural Association in London he worked at the practices of Douglas Stephen, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster and in 1984 established his own practice, David Chipperfield Architects. Former students Will Alsop Herbert Baker Geoffrey Bawa Ben van Berkel Richard George Rogers Baron Rogers of Riverside, CH, FRIBA (born 23 July 1933) is a British Architect noted Norman Robert Foster Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company The practice currently has over 120 staff from 15 countries, and is working on a variety of projects in Europe, the United States and China. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National

In 1999, David Chipperfield was awarded the Tessenow Gold Medal. Heinrich Tessenow (April 7 1876 &ndash November 1 1950 was a German Architect, professor and Urban planner active in the Weimar era. In 2000 he was one of the architects to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. Mostra di Architettura di Venezia, the Architecture section of the Venice Biennale, was established in 1980, although architecture had been a part in 2004 was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to architecture, and was made Honorary Member of the Florence Academy of Art and Design in 2003. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

David Chipperfield has taught architecture in Europe and the United States, and has lectured extensively on the work of the practice. In addition David Chipperfield held the Mies van der Rohe Chair at the Escola Tècnica, in Barcelona, Spain. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (ˈlʊdvɪç miːs faːn dɛʀ ˈʀoːɐ born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies ( March 27, 1886 &ndash August 17, 1969 Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

Chipperfield was the only British architect to be shortlisted for the commission to design Tate Modern. The Tate Modern in London is Britain 's national museum of international Modern art and is with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, He designed the award-winning River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames using green oak cladding, concrete and glass. The River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from However, many of his buildings are abroad, especially in Japan and Germany. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He has worked extensively in the United States, where in 2005, he completed the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, as well as the Central Public Library in Des Moines, Iowa, commissioned in 2001. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The AIA award-winning Figge Art Museum opened in Davenport Iowa on August 6 2005 and is the re-named successor to the Davenport Museum of Art which was opened Davenport is a City along the Mississippi River in the American state of Iowa. Current projects include the Anchorage Museum Expansion in Anchorage, Alaska. He is a visiting professor at the University of the Arts London (formerly London Institute). The University of the Arts London, formerly known as the London Institute, is a Collegiate university comprising six Art, Design, Fashion

Chipperfield is the architect for the reconstruction of the destroyed Neues Museum in Berlin, due to reopen in 2009. The Neues Museum (New Museum located north of (behind the Altes Museum (Old Museum on Berlin 's Museum Island, was built between 1843 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.

In September 2007, two Chipperfield buildings (America's Cup Building and the Museum of Modern Literature) made the 2007 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist; the Museum of Modern Literature building won. The America's Cup Building in Valencia, Spain was designed by architect David Chipperfield, inaugurated in 2006 and has won numerous architectural The Museum of Modern Literature ( Literaturmuseum der Moderne) or LiMo is a building in Marbach, Germany, which won its architect the The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in Architecture.

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