[Rare Architectural Book] David Chipperfield: Form Matters

Published by König (Walther König), "David Chipperfield Architects | Form Matters" is an architectural book that carefully explores the ideas and practice of David Chipperfield Architects from the perspective of **"Form."**

The book, with its restrained photographs and concise editing, highlights Chipperfield's approach of distancing himself from trends and excessive expression, and instead focusing on the fundamental elements of architecture such as proportion, composition, materials, and detail. The works featured, mainly museums and public buildings, are spaces carefully formed while considering their relationship with the city and historical context, quietly conveying how architecture acquires social and cultural meaning.

As the title "Form Matters" suggests, the "form" discussed in this book is not limited to visual design, but rather an ethical form that encompasses usage, the accumulation of time, and response to place. It is a collection of architectural works, and at the same time, a book that can be read as a statement of attitude in contemporary architecture.

This book quietly, yet with a definite sense of substance, conveys Chipperfield's architectural philosophy, which values sustainability over flamboyance and necessity over iconicity.

- Title: David Chipperfield Architects: Form Matters
- Author: David Chipperfield
- Contents: Architectural photographs and design commentary
- Language: English
- Genre: Art & Design

Slightly sun-tanned, but in beautiful, new condition.