David Chipperfield

I suppose I'm trying to build an architecture that's as timeless as possible, although we're all creatures of our age. ”

The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it. ”

Most architects work in studios largely divorced from academia, as if ideas, criticism and historical research were irrelevant. ”

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. ”