David Chappell

David Chappell is an architect and eminent author, specialising in construction law, building contracts and architectural practice. Over a long career, he has been a practising architect, contract administrator for a building contractor and for the last thirty years a construction contracts consultant. He has held part-time posts as senior research fellow, professor and visiting professor and lectured extensively throughout the UK. He has been a Specialist Advisor to the Royal Institute of...See more

David Chappell is an architect and eminent author, specialising in construction law, building contracts and architectural practice. Over a long career, he has been a practising architect, contract administrator for a building contractor and for the last thirty years a construction contracts consultant. He has held part-time posts as senior research fellow, professor and visiting professor and lectured extensively throughout the UK. He has been a Specialist Advisor to the Royal Institute of British Architects since 1995 and Specialist Advisor to the Royal Society of Ulster Architects since 1997. He is on the Adjudicator panel of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects. Honorary Membership of the Royal Institute of Ulster Architects was conferred in 2007. In 1999 he was awarded the CIOB Gold Award in the First Literary Awards for the best textbook and the CIOB Commendation 2001 for law books. He has published numerous books and articles on construction contracts. See less