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> [I do very little industrial design. I'm asked a lot, but I certainly don't see myself as an industrial designer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/i-do-very-little-industrial-design-i-m-asked-a-lot-but-i-certainly/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

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## More by David Chipperfield

> [I spent more than ten years working on the Neues Museum. It was a wonderful experience, an example of real collaboration between architects, conservationists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/i-spent-more-than-ten-years-working-on-the-neues-museum-it-was-a/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [Seeing architecture differently from the way you see the rest of life is a bit weird. I believe one should be consistent in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/seeing-architecture-differently-from-the-way-you-see-the-rest-of-life/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [I like to be surrounded by books. My wife Evelyn has a Ph.D. in comparative literature, so we have a lot of her Spanish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/i-like-to-be-surrounded-by-books-my-wife-evelyn-has-a-ph-d-in/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/architecture-has-curled-up-in-a-ball-and-it-s-about-itself-it-has/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [I'm suspicious of the idea of architects acting like business executives, brand managers, or purveyors of luxury goods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/i-m-suspicious-of-the-idea-of-architects-acting-like-business/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [I do very little industrial design. I'm asked a lot, but I certainly don't see myself as an industrial designer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/i-do-very-little-industrial-design-i-m-asked-a-lot-but-i-certainly/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [We see buildings in Britain mostly as freestanding objects. They are not meant to have a dialogue with anything around them, or with history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/we-see-buildings-in-britain-mostly-as-freestanding-objects-they-are/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/in-britain-we-ve-tended-to-replace-the-kind-of-architectural-culture/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/there-is-a-danger-when-every-building-has-to-look-spectacular-to-look/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [I may not be the most interesting architect, but I'm still out there and have maintained some position of integrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/i-may-not-be-the-most-interesting-architect-but-i-m-still-out-there/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [It's unfortunate that a certain type of stripped-down classicism became the in-house architectural language for 20th-century fascism. Can an architectural language recover from such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/it-s-unfortunate-that-a-certain-type-of-stripped-down-classicism/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/the-quality-of-the-neues-museum-s-construction-is-extraordinary-even/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/it-is-difficult-to-separate-oneself-from-one-s-design-moralities/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/when-the-americans-are-behind-you-they-re-behind-you-100-and-this/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

> [The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/the-difference-between-good-and-bad-architecture-is-the-time-you/)

[David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/)

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