British architect David Chipperfield awarded Pritzker prize

Pritzker Prize winner David Chipperfield outside the James-Simon-Galerie at the Museums Island, in Berlin, Germany [File: Markus Schreiber/AP Photo]

British architect David Chipperfield has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize — the field’s top award — for his understated but transformative designs.

The 69-year-old was honoured for “timeless modern design that confronts climate urgencies, transforms social relationships and reinvigorates cities,” the organisers said in a statement.