Von Klemperer was awarded the Charles Henry Fiske Scholarship from Harvard, sending him to Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he began his architecture studies under Peter Carl.
In 1983, he completed his master's in architecture, cum laude, from Princeton University,[5] where he studied under Rafael Moneo, and was the recipient of the Butler Traveling Fellowship.
[13] In addition to his professional work, von Klemperer has taught at the Yale University School of Architecture as the Eero Saarinen Professor (2012, 2016).
[15][16] He is a frequent lecturer at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the NYAIA Center for Architecture, the Asia Society in New York and Hong Kong, and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London.
Much of von Klemperer's academic work studies the potential for incorporating inclusive public space in urban settings.