daniel libeskind was awarded what is currently the most wellknown building project worldwide: the master plan design for the world trade center ....
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born in postwar poland in 1946, became an american citizen in 1965. daniel libeskind studied music in israel and in new york becoming a virtuoso performer. he left music to study architecture receiving his professional architectural degree at the cooper union for the advancement of science and art in 1970 in new york city and a postgraduate degree in history and theory of architecture at the school of comparative studies at essex university in 1972. daniel libeskind won the competition for the jewish museum berlin in 1989, which opened to the public in september 2001 to wide public acclaim. the city museum of osnabrück, germany, the felix nussbaum haus, opened in july 1998. most recently, in july 2002, the imperial war museum north in manchester opened to the public. he is presently designing and constructing the spiral extension to the victoria & albert museum, london; the jewish museum in san francisco; the jvc university - colleges of public administration, education and artrt & architecture, guadalajara, mexico; maurice wohl convention centre, bar ilan university, tel aviv; atelier weil, a private atelier/gallery in mallorca, spain; the extension to the denver art museum, denver, colorado, a post graduate student center for the london metropolitan university and the extension to the royal ontario museum, toronto. in february 2003, he was awarded what is currently the most wellknown building project worldwide: the master plan design for ground zero and the world trade center site. libeskind has taught and lectured at many universities worldwide. currently he is the frank o. gehry chair at the university of toronto; a professor at the hochschule für gestaltung, karlsruhe, germany and the cret chair at the university of pennsylvania. he was appointed a member of the european academy of rts and letters, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, most recently the 2001 hiroshima art prize, the first architect so awarded, an award given to an artist whose work promotes international understanding and peace. he was awarded the 1999 deutsche architekturpreis (german architecture prize) for the jewish museum berlin; also the 2000 goethe medaillon for cultural contribution; in 1996 the american academy of arts and letters award for architecture and in the same year the berlin cultural prize; in 1997 an honorary doctorate from humboldt universität, berlin; also in 1999 an honorary doctorate from the college of arts and humanities, essex university, england; and most recently in 2002 an honorary doctorate from the university of edingburgh and an honorary dorctorate from depaul university, chicago. his work has been exhibited extensively in major museums and galleries around the world and has also been the subject of numerous international publications in many languages. his ideas have influenced a new generation of architects and those interested in the future development of cities and culture. --- http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/ --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- we met daniel libeskind in london on september 24, 2003. ----------------------------- what is the best moment of the day? when suddenly you're surprised by something, which is all the time. what kind of music do you listen to at the moment? glen gould's records, released in the order they were originally published. do you listen to the radio? seldom, sometimes. what books do you have on your bedside table? many, for example a book by rabelais, a book of the poems of emily dickinson, a recent book called straw dogs, a book of poems by petrarch... do you read design magazines? occasionally. where do you get news from? newspapers? word of mouth. do you notice how women are dressing? do you have any preferences? I always prefer well dressed women, but I look beyond the surface appearance to find the beauty. what kind of clothes do you avoid wearing? I like to wear very practical clothes, usually black. do you have any pets? no, no pets. when you were a child, did you want to become an architect? no, I wanted to be anyone who wore interesting clothing: a priest, a policeman. quicktime clip 768 kb. where do you work on your designs and projects? wherever I am, wherever I can. who would you like to design something for? I'm not picky. do you discuss your work with architects and designers? occasionally describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it. unpredictable. can you describe an evolution in your work from your first projects to the present day? I still think I'm doing the same project, its all the same project. quicktime clip 344 kb. what project has given you the most satisfaction? it's always the next one.! is there any designer and/or architect from the past , you appreciate a lot? many, the masters, from all fields. and from today's scene as well. any advice for the young ? follow the impossible. quicktime clip 208 kb. on the news they said that italians are afraid of unemployment, criminality and pollution. what are you afraid of regarding the future? laziness. --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------	daniel libeskind © designboom project for the new world trade center, 2002. skyline courtesy studio daniel libeskind. project for the new world trade center, 2002. model view from above, courtesy studio daniel libeskind. © jock pottle jewish museum berlin 1999 courtesy studio daniel libeskind, © bitter+bredt, berlin. the spiral extension to the victoria & albert museum, london. facade. competition:1996, completion: 2006. courtesy studio daniel libeskind, © miller hare, london. imperial war museum north. manchester. completed 2002. courtesy studio daniel libeskind, © c. swickerath maurice wohl convention center. bar -ilan university, israel. elevation model 2001. completion 2004. courtesy studio daniel libeskind © torsten seidel, berlin. extension to the denver art museum, 2002. elevation at night. competition:2000, completion: 2005. courtesy studio daniel libeskind © Miller Hare, London