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David Chipperfield Quotes

The quality of the Neues Museum’s construction is extraordinary even by German standards, and people can smell that quality. The concept would not have been so convincing without it Picture Quote #1

When the Americans are behind you, they’re behind you 100%, and this gives you real confidence as an architect. They expect you to lead a building project - to make the kind of big and costly decisions that, in Britain, have been handed over to project managers and cost-cutters Picture Quote #1

In Britain, we’ve tended to replace the kind of architectural culture valued in much of Europe with an in-flight magazine lifestyle - all branding, marketing and ‘accessibility’, a word that usually means dumbing-down Picture Quote #1

I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window where people would really like one. Making sure a shaving mirror in a hotel bathroom is at the right angle. Making bureaucratic buildings that are somehow cheerful Picture Quote #1

It used to be presumed that if you weren’t at your desk working, you weren’t working, But we said, ‘Why can’t we make a workplace where casual meetings are as important as working at your desk?’ Sometimes that’s where your better creative work happens Picture Quote #1

You don’t restore ‘The Last Supper’ by filling in the missing bits - you preserve. You accept the material that has somehow survived Picture Quote #1

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I do quite like Gehry’s Guggenheim. But where in Bilbao it’s seen as an outgrowth of years of investment in urban design and engineering, in Britain it’s seen as the catalyst for urban regeneration rather than the icing on the cake Picture Quote #1

A building is no good if someone’s got to explain to you why it’s good. You can’t say you don’t know enough about architecture - that’s ridiculous. It’s got to work on many levels Picture Quote #1

It is difficult to separate oneself from one’s design moralities Picture Quote #1

The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it Picture Quote #1

Seeing architecture differently from the way you see the rest of life is a bit weird. I believe one should be consistent in all that one does, from the books you read to the way you bring up your children. Everything you do is connected Picture Quote #1

Often, architects work too hard trying to make their buildings look different. It’s like we’re actors let loose on a stage, all speaking our parts at the same time in our own private languages without an audience Picture Quote #1

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Most architects work in studios largely divorced from academia, as if ideas, criticism and historical research were irrelevant Picture Quote #1

There is a danger when every building has to look spectacular; to look like it is changing the world. I don’t care how a building looks if it means something, not to architects, but to the people who use it Picture Quote #1

I suppose I’m trying to build an architecture that’s as timeless as possible, although we’re all creatures of our age Picture Quote #1

I do very little industrial design. I’m asked a lot, but I certainly don’t see myself as an industrial designer Picture Quote #1

I don’t think architecture is radical. How can something that takes years and costs millions be radical? Picture Quote #1

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Britain loves a bargain, but you don’t get good, lasting architecture on the cheap Picture Quote #1

Architecture has curled up in a ball and it’s about itself. It has found itself either as a freakshow, where you’re not sure if it’s good or bad but at least it’s interesting, or at the behest of forces of commerce Picture Quote #1

Britain gets the architecture it deserves. We don’t value architecture, we don’t take it seriously, we don’t want to pay for it and the architect isn’t trusted Picture Quote #1

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The quality of the Neues Museum’s construction is extraordinary even by German standards, and people can smell that quality. The concept would not have been so convincing without it. (David Chipperfield Quotes) When the Americans are behind you, they’re behind you 100%, and this gives you real confidence as an architect. They expect you to lead a building project - to make the kind of big and costly decisions that, in Britain, have been handed over to project managers and cost-cutters. (David Chipperfield Quotes) In Britain, we’ve tended to replace the kind of architectural culture valued in much of Europe with an in-flight magazine lifestyle - all branding, marketing and ‘accessibility’, a word that usually means dumbing-down. (David Chipperfield Quotes) I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window where people would really like one. Making sure a shaving mirror in a hotel bathroom is at the right angle. Making bureaucratic buildings that are somehow cheerful (David Chipperfield Quotes) It used to be presumed that if you weren’t at your desk working, you weren’t working, But we said, ‘Why can’t we make a workplace where casual meetings are as important as working at your desk?’ Sometimes that’s where your better creative work happens (David Chipperfield Quotes) You don’t restore ‘The Last Supper’ by filling in the missing bits - you preserve. You accept the material that has somehow survived (David Chipperfield Quotes) I do quite like Gehry’s Guggenheim. But where in Bilbao it’s seen as an outgrowth of years of investment in urban design and engineering, in Britain it’s seen as the catalyst for urban regeneration rather than the icing on the cake (David Chipperfield Quotes) A building is no good if someone’s got to explain to you why it’s good. You can’t say you don’t know enough about architecture - that’s ridiculous. It’s got to work on many levels (David Chipperfield Quotes) It is difficult to separate oneself from one’s design moralities (David Chipperfield Quotes) The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it (David Chipperfield Quotes) Seeing architecture differently from the way you see the rest of life is a bit weird. I believe one should be consistent in all that one does, from the books you read to the way you bring up your children. Everything you do is connected (David Chipperfield Quotes) Often, architects work too hard trying to make their buildings look different. It’s like we’re actors let loose on a stage, all speaking our parts at the same time in our own private languages without an audience (David Chipperfield Quotes) Most architects work in studios largely divorced from academia, as if ideas, criticism and historical research were irrelevant (David Chipperfield Quotes) There is a danger when every building has to look spectacular; to look like it is changing the world. I don’t care how a building looks if it means something, not to architects, but to the people who use it (David Chipperfield Quotes) I suppose I’m trying to build an architecture that’s as timeless as possible, although we’re all creatures of our age (David Chipperfield Quotes) I do very little industrial design. I’m asked a lot, but I certainly don’t see myself as an industrial designer (David Chipperfield Quotes) I’m suspicious of the idea of architects acting like business executives, brand managers, or purveyors of luxury goods (David Chipperfield Quotes) I don’t think architecture is radical. How can something that takes years and costs millions be radical? (David Chipperfield Quotes) Britain loves a bargain, but you don’t get good, lasting architecture on the cheap (David Chipperfield Quotes) Architecture has curled up in a ball and it’s about itself. It has found itself either as a freakshow, where you’re not sure if it’s good or bad but at least it’s interesting, or at the behest of forces of commerce (David Chipperfield Quotes) Britain gets the architecture it deserves. We don’t value architecture, we don’t take it seriously, we don’t want to pay for it and the architect isn’t trusted (David Chipperfield Quotes)