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Chipperfield’s China embassy plans raised at Starmer-Xi Jinping meeting
David Chipperfield Architects’ contentious plans for a new London Chinese embassy came up this week during Keir Starmer’s first meeting with China’s president
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News about David Chipperfield Architects and coverage of the practice’s recently completed buildings
AJ Climate Champions podcast: Chipperfield’s MC Piccinelli on how retrofit can enhance creativity
Piccinelli, associate director at Chipperfield’s and project lead on the LSE’s Firoz Lalji Global Hub, describes circularity as ‘a mind shift’ – it’s no longer the architect giving top-down direction
Chipperfield and Parry embassy schemes caught up in UK-China ‘tit-for-tat’
China is blocking Eric Parry Architects’ proposals for a new British ambassador’s residence in Beijing in response to delays to China’s own London embassy plans, designed by David Chipperfield Architects
Chipperfield project in final three for RIBA International Prize
David Chipperfield Architects’ conversion of a 19th-century former hospital conversion in Paderborn, Germany, is one of three schemes shortlisted for the 2024 RIBA International Prize
Chipperfield’s Chinese Embassy plans called in by Rayner
David Chipperfield Architects’ resubmitted plans for a new Chinese Embassy in London will face a planning inquiry after communities secretary Angela Rayner called in the controversial scheme
Chipperfield’s Chinese Embassy plans resubmitted
David Chipperfield Architects’ controversial proposals for a new Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London have been resubmitted for planning without any major changes
Chipperfield completes ‘sculptural’ residential scheme in Belgium
The Hertogensite scheme in Leuven consists of a 14-storey tower, nine townhouses and a small apartment block, combined into a single building
David Chipperfield completes renewal of Royal Academy Schools
The project, with Julian Harrap Architects as heritage consultant, restores historic studios and creates a new suite of dedicated workshops
Chipperfield projects dominate RIBA’s International Awards
David Chipperfield Architects has won three of this year’s 22 RIBA International Awards for Excellence – the only practice to pick up more than one prize
Projects round-up: What are UK architects doing in Belgium?
As part of our latest Belgium coverage, take a look at projects by UK architects in Belgium, either planned, under construction or recently completed