Daniel Libeskind
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Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish–American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect.[1]
Daniel Libeskind | |
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 Libeskind in front of his extension to the Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden, 2011 | |
| Born | (1946-05-12) May 12, 1946 (age 77) Łódź, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish–American |
| Alma mater | The Cooper Union University of Essex |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Nina Lewis Libeskind (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | David Lewis (father-in-law) Stephen Lewis (brother-in-law) Avi Lewis (nephew) |
| Practice | Studio Daniel Libeskind |
| Buildings | Felix Nussbaum Haus Jewish Museum Berlin Imperial War Museum North Contemporary Jewish Museum Royal Ontario Museum (expansion) One World Trade Center (2002) The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge |
| Website | libeskind |
He is known for the design and completion of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, that opened in 2001. On February 27, 2003, Libeskind received further international attention after he won the competition to be the master plan architect for the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.[2]
Other buildings that he is known for include the extension to the Denver Art Museum in the United States, the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin, the Imperial War Museum North in Greater Manchester, England, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, the Felix Nussbaum Haus in Osnabrück, Germany, the Danish Jewish Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, Reflections in Singapore and the Wohl Centre at the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.[3] His portfolio also includes several residential projects. Libeskind's work has been exhibited in major museums and galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Bauhaus Archives, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Centre Pompidou.[4]