In following with the exuberant economic climate, the architecture media has in recent years focused relentlessly on the flashy, photogenic buildings designed by 'starchitects' like Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid. In places as diverse as Dubai and London, many of these buildings were a result of an easy flow of capital. Now that the credit party has ended, so has the proliferation of architectural one-offs. With a lack of new eye candy to report on, the architecture media is now giving well-deserved attention to works by a group of international architects that can be called 'The New Sensualists'.The New Sensualists' architecture reflects more upon the use of materials, craft of construction, and ultimately, genuine tactile experience. Although the buildings of a New Sensualist may not look as interesting in rendering form as say a Daniel Libeskind offspring, the aim is to return to architectural essentials.
One of these 'New Sensualits' who has been working quietly under the radar for years is British architect David Chipperfield. Chipperfield was recently profiled in the Times Online where he compares British architecture to 'Twitter'-that is, fleeting and forgettable messages. His architecture, in contrast, asks to be experienced. Minimal in form yet rich in materiality and spatial procession, Chipperfield's buildings represent moments of tranquility in an otherwise chaotic and noisy world.
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