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Daniel libeskind met up with uncubes florian heilmeyer and sophie lovell in the highly appropriate setting of the grand hyatt hotel on potsdamer platz to discuss how radically modern berlin actually was in the 1960s and how he feels that today the city is in grave danger of losing both its radically progressive reputation and its identity. This building will serve as a stateoftheart facility and will be an exciting new presence in the cultural and educational scene of durham. Daniel libeskind rails at architects building gleaming. Frank gehry daniel libeskind is the most obvious comer in the architectural firmament. In february 2003, studio daniel libeskind moved its headquarters from berlin to new york city when daniel libeskind was selected as the master planner for the world trade center. Preferred citation daniel libeskind papers, 19681992, getty research institute, research library, accession no. Daniel libeskind, the man behind berlins jewish museum. This was my first, and still favorite, art booki bought it with all my savings. Architect at ground zero from his jewish museum in berlin to his proposal for the world trade center site, daniel libeskind designs buildings that reach out to history and humanity. Much of libeskinds work is instantly recognizable for its. I am very excited about his work and about this book. Gallery of daniel libeskind on the poetics of memory and.
From the jewish museum in berlin to the ground zero reconstruction in new york, highprofile, emotionally charged projects have made libeskinds reputation. Much of libeskind s work is instantly recognizable for its. As an artist and general manifestor of design, daniel libeskind and his studio have shown us some very intriguing ways of interpreting spatial feelings. Daniel libeskind was born on may 12th 1946 in lodz, poland.
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