The son of Polish Jews and Holocaust survivors, Daniel Libeskind has dedicated much of his illustrious career to commemorating his heritage through visually dynamic buildings, often with a striking angularity that seems to defy gravity.
Frederic C. Hamilton Building, Denver Art Museum
Libeskind began his career as an architectural theorist and professor, holding positions at various institutions around the world.
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
His practical architectural career began in Milan in the late 1980s, where he submitted to architectural competitions and also founded and directed Architecture Intermediate, Institute for Architecture & Urban-ism.
Metropolitan University Graduate Centre, London, England
He founded his firm, Studio Libeskind, in 1989 with his wife, Nina, as the principal architect, and achieved international fame with his addition to the Jewish Museum Berlin, which opened to the public in 2001.
Jewish Museum, Berlin
His work is often described as Deconstructivist, a style of postmodern architecture characterized by fragmentation and distortion.
The Sapphire, Berlin, Germany
Yet Libeskind aims to create architecture that is resonant, unique and sustainable.
The Museum of Zhang ZhiDong, Wuhan, China
“To create a space that never existed is what interests me; to create something that has never been, a space that we have never entered except in our minds and our spirits,” Libeskind has said.
Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden, Germany
“I think that’s really what architecture is based on. Architecture is not based on concrete and steel and the elements of the soil. It’s based on wonder.
Mons Congress Center, Belgium
“And that wonder is really what has created the greatest cities, the greatest spaces that we have had. And I think that is indeed what architecture is. It is a story.”
Lee-Chin Crystal, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
More of Daniel Libeskind‘s work can be found at https://libeskind.com.
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Holy Smokes! What a unique building — inside and out! I will have to add that one to my larger Gallery blog. And enjoy your blog too! Am following now!
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I find his work odd and magnificent. Weird combo, I know.
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Love his work. Thanks for sharing these images and quotes.
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I love the way he combines the old and the new, as in the one in Toronto.
Another building of his that I like is the Felix Nussbaum House in Osnabrück, Germany.
https://operasandcycling.com/felix-nussbaum-house/
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