Publication: David Chipperfield – The Embedded Nomad
David Chipperfield was awarded the Netherlands’ Sikkens Prize “for his approach towards the urban context, his talent in re-using existing buildings and monuments, and his subtle and subdued use of colour”.
Chipperfield was somewhat surprised, because he considered his use of colour and material to be a logical consequence of his views on architecture, not an exceptional achievement. Yet, he interpreted the recognition as encouragement to reflect on the role of colour. Chipperfield’s architecture contributes to uniqueness and creates meaningful environments. It is open to change and reinterpretation, because the process of designing, experiencing, and learning never ceases.
The embedded nomad is available in bookstores and web shops, amongst which Idea Books.
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Announcement: Sikkens Prize 2024 award ceremony
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Hella Jongerius’s archive enters Vitra Design Museum
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Sikkens Prize increased to € 75,000
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Announcement of winners Grey goes Green
Anniversary film … celebrating the Sikkens Foundation’s 50th birthday
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Grey goes Green: adding colour to your community
Awarding Sikkens Prize to Carolyn Porco (2020) and Piet Oudolf (2022)
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Sikkens Foundation designs win European Design Awards
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Sikkens Prize awarded to Hella Jongerius
Short documentary about Hella Jongerius
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NRC-newspaper supplement about Hella Jongerius and Sikkens Prize
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Narayan Khandekar holds Mondrian Lecture 2017
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Publication of Narayan Khandekar’s Mondrian Lecture ‘Collecting Colour’
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Performance by Eef van Breen Group and Envisions
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Sikkens Prize 2017 for Hella Jongerius
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Publication: David Chipperfield – The Embedded Nomad
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