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As a young child, Libeskind learned to play the [[accordion]] and quickly became a [[virtuoso]], performing on Polish [[television]] in 1953. He won a prestigious America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship in 1959 and played alongside a young [[Itzhak Perlman]].<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Hiroshi Sugimoto-Daniel Libeskind: The Conversation
| url=http://www.rom.on.ca/news/releases/public.php?mediakey=2zo8f8skvj
| accessdate = 2008-06-12 }}</ref> That summer, the Libeskinds moved to New York City on one of the last [[immigrant]] boats to the United States.
In New York, Libeskind attended the [[Bronx High School of Science]]. The [[printing|print]] shop where his father worked was on Stone Street in lower Manhattan, and Libeskind watched the original World Trade Center being built in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book
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| first = Daniel
| title = Breaking Ground
| publisher = [[Riverhead Books]]
| location = New York
| date = 2004
| pages = 11, 10, 35
| isbn = 1-57322-292-5 }}</ref>
Libeskind became a United States citizen in 1965.<ref name="Studio Daniel Libeskind">{{cite web
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| title = Studio Daniel Libeskind: Daniel Libeskind
| url=http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/studio/daniel-libeskind/
| accessdate = 2008-06-12 }}</ref> In 1970, he received his [[Bachelor of Architecture|professional architectural degree]] from the [[Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art]]; he received a postgraduate degree in History and [[Architectural theory|Theory of Architecture]] at the School of Comparative Studies at [[Essex University]] in 1972.
In 1968, Libeskind briefly worked as an apprentice to architect [[Richard Meier]]. In 1972, he was hired to work at [[Peter Eisenman]]'s New York [[The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies|Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies]], but he quit almost immediately.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Libeskind
| first = Daniel
| title = Breaking Ground
| publisher = [[Riverhead Books]]
| location = New York
| date = 2004
| pages = 41
| isbn = 1-57322-292-5 }}</ref>
Daniel Libeskind met [[Nina Lewis]], his future wife and business partner, at the [[Bundist]]-run [[Camp Hemshekh]] in [[upstate New York]] in 1966. They married a few years later and, instead of a traditional [[honeymoon]], traveled across the United States visiting [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] buildings on a Cooper Union fellowship.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Davidson
| first = Justin
| title = The Liberation of Daniel Libeskind
| pages = 56–64
| publisher = New York Magazine
| date = [[October 8, 2007]] }}</ref>
Since then, Libeskind has lived, among other places, in New York, [[Michigan]], Italy, Germany, and Los Angeles,<ref>{{cite news
| last = Davidson
| first = Justin
| title = The Liberation of Daniel Libeskind
| pages = 56–64
| publisher = New York Magazine
| date = [[October 8, 2007]] }}</ref> and has taught at numerous universities across the world, including the [[University of Kentucky]], [[Yale University]], and the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Studio Daniel Libeskind" /> Since 2007, Libeskind is visiting professor at the [[Leuphana University Lueneburg]], [[Germany]].
Nina and Daniel Libeskind have three children, Lev, Noam and Rachel.<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Jewish Museum Berlin - Daniel Libeskind
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| accessdate = 2009-02-25 }}</ref>
==Career==
Though he had been an architectural [[theorist]] and professor for many years, Libeskind completed his first building at the age of 52, with the opening of the [[Felix Nussbaum Haus]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Yu
| first = Myung-hee
| title = Daniel Libeskind. OPUS 1946-present
| publisher = [[I-Park]]
| location = South Korea
| date = 2007
| pages = 34
| isbn = 1-57322-292-5 }}</ref> Prior to this, critics had dismissed his designs as "unbuildable or unduly assertive."<ref>{{cite news
| last = Pearman
| first = Hugh
| title = Walls hold back the forgetting
| pages = 26–27
| publisher = Zeitgeist
| date = July 27 - August 1, 1998 }}</ref> The first [[Architectural design competition|design competition]] that Libeskind won was in 1987 for housing in West Berlin, but soon thereafter the [[Berlin Wall]] fell and the project was cancelled.
[[Image:AscentAtRB.jpg|thumb|right|[[The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge]]]]
The [[Jewish Museum Berlin]], completed in 1999, was Libeskind’s first major international success and was one of the first buildings designed after [[German reunification|reunification]]. Today the museum is Germany’s most visited. Libeskind has also designed cultural and commercial institutions, [[museums]], [[concert halls]], [[convention center]]s, [[universities]], residences, [[hotels]], and [[shopping centers]]. Critics often describe Libeskind’s work as [[deconstructivist]].<ref>Erbacher, Doris and Kubitz, Peter Paul. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2007/oct/11/architecture "’You appear to have something against right angles"], "The Guardian", October 11, 2007</ref>
Libeskind is perhaps most famous for being selected by the [[Lower Manhattan Development Corporation]] to oversee the [[World Trade Center site#Rebuilding|rebuilding of the World Trade Center]], which was destroyed in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. He titled his concept for the site [[Memory Foundations]].
Studio Daniel Libeskind, headquartered two blocks south of the World Trade Center site in New York, is currently working on over 40 projects across the world. The studio’s most recent completed projects include the [[Contemporary Jewish Museum]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge]] in [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], [[Kentucky]], and the [[Royal Ontario Museum]] in Toronto, [[Ontario]].
In addition to his architectural projects, Libeskind also designs [[opera]] sets for productions such as the [[Nationaltheatret|Norwegian National Theatre]]’s ''The Architect'' in 1998 and Saarländisches Staatstheater’s ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'' in 2001. He also designed the sets and costumes for ''[[Intolleranza 1960|Intolleranza]]'' by [[Luigi Nono]] and for a production of [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen's]] ''[[Saint François d'Assise|Saint Francis of Assisi]]'' by [[Deutsche Oper Berlin]]. He has also written [[free verse]] poetry, included in his book ''Fishing from the Pavement''. <ref>Davies, Colin. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3575/is_n1214_v203/ai_20901459 "Fishing From the Pavement – Book Reviews"], "The Architectural Review", April 1998</ref>
==Work==
The following projects are listed on the Studio Daniel Libeskind website. The first date is the competition, commission, or first presentation date. The second is the completion date or the estimated date of completion.
===Completed===
[[Image:JewishMuseumBerlin.jpg|thumb|[[Jewish Museum Berlin]], 1999]]
[[Image:ImperialWarMuseumNorth01.jpg|thumb|[[Imperial War Museum North]], 2001]]
[[Image:WestsideInterior.jpg|thumb|[[Westside shopping and leisure complex|Westside]] interior, 2008]]
[[File:Orion Building -Post Graduate Centre of London Metropolitan University-9June2009.jpg|thumb|London Metropolitan University, London]]
* 1989-1999 [[Jewish Museum Berlin]] - Berlin, Germany
* 1995-1998 [[Felix Nussbaum Haus]] - [[Osnabrück]], Germany
* 1997-2001 [[Imperial War Museum North]] - [[Greater Manchester]], England
* 1998-2008 [[Contemporary Jewish Museum]] - [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], United States
* 2000-2003 [http://www.studioweil.com/studio/index.html Studio Weil] - [[Majorca]], Spain
* 2000-2006 Extension to the [[Denver Art Museum]], Frederic C. Hamilton Building - [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]], United States
* 2000-2006 Denver Art Museum Residences - [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], [[Colorado]], United States
* 2000-2008 [[Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre]] - [[Bern]], Switzerland
* 2001-2003 [[Danish Jewish Museum]] - [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
* 2001-2004 [[London Metropolitan University]] Graduate Centre - London, England
* 2001-2005 The [[Wohl Centre]] - [[Bar-Ilan University]], [[Ramat-Gan]], [[Israel]]
* 2002-2007 Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, extension to [[Royal Ontario Museum]] and renovation of ten of its existing galleries - Toronto, [[Ontario]], Canada
* 2003-2005 Tangent, Facade for [[Hyundai]] Development Corporation Headquarters - [[Seoul]], South Korea
* 2004-2005 Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial - [[Padua]], Italy
* 2004-2007 Glass Courtyard addition to the [[Jewish Museum Berlin]] - Berlin, Germany
* 2004-2008 [[The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge]], residential condominium building - [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], [[Kentucky]], United States
* 2005-2009 [[MGM Mirage]]'s [[CityCenter]], retail and public space on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] - [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
===Under Construction===
* 2001-2009 [[Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr|Military History Museum]] - [[Dresden]], Germany
* 2002-2010 Creative Media Centre - Hong Kong
* 2004-2009 Grand Canal Square, [[Grand Canal Theatre]] and Commercial Development - [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland]]
* 2005-2010 [[Złota 44]], apartment tower - [[Warsaw]], Poland
* 2006-2011 [[Reflections at Keppel Bay]], high-rise and low-rise villa apartment blocks - [[Keppel Bay]], [[Singapore]]
===Proposed/In Design===
* 2004-2010 New Center for Arts and Culture - [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], United States
* 2004-2014 [[FieraMilano|Fiera Milano]] - [[Milan]], Italy
* 2005-2011 L Tower and Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Redevelopment - Toronto, Canada
* 2005-? Edwards Condominiums, urban infill residential and commercial spaces - [[Edwards, Colorado|Edwards]], [[Colorado]], United States
* 2006-? Ørestad Downtown Master Plan, urban development - just south of [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
* 2006-? Rejuvenation, Forest Heights [[Boys and Girls Club]] - [[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport]], [[Mississippi]], United States
* 2006-2011 Haeundae Udong Hyundai I'Park, five waterfront towers - [[Busan]], South Korea
* 2006-2013 New Songdo City, shopping mall, department store, cinema, ice rink, food court in Riverstone complex - [[Incheon]], South Korea
* 2004-2010 Editoriale Bresciana Tower, 23-story office and luxury apartment building - [[Brescia]], Italy
* 2007-2009 18.36.54, residence - [[Connecticut]], United States
===Unbuilt===
* 'The Spiral' extension to the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], London, was canceled following its failure to attract funding from the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|Heritage Lottery Fund]].
==Recognition==
* Gold medal for Architecture at the [[National Arts Club]] (2007)
* [[RIBA International Award]] for Wohl Centre at Bar-Ilan University (2006)
* RIBA International Award for the [[Imperial War Museum North]] (2004)
* [[RIBA]] Award for the London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre (2004)
* Appointed as the first Cultural Ambassador for Architecture by the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] (2004)<ref>Sinoo, Ola. [http://www.europe-re.com/libeskind] "What's the Added Value of Architecture?", "Europe Real Estate Yearbook", 2008</ref>
* Honorary member of the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] in London, England (2004)
* Man of the Year Award from the [[Tel Aviv Museum of Art]] (2004)
* First architect to win the Hiroshima Art Prize, awarded to an artist whose work promotes international understanding and peace (2001)<ref>{{cite web
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| url=http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/e/overview/add/hap/hap.html | accessdate = 2008-08-03 }}</ref>
* [[Goethe Medal]] for cultural contribution by the [[Goethe Institute]] (2000)
* [[Time Magazine]] Best of 1998 Design Awards for the Felix Nussbaum Haus (1998)
* Elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]] (1996)
* [[Venice Biennale]] First Prize Stone Lion Award for Palmanova Project (1985)
* [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Design Arts Grant for Studies in Architecture (1983)
* [[American Institute of Architects]] Medal for Highest Scholastic Achievement (1970)
==Bibliography==
*''Daniel Libeskind: Countersign'' (1992) (ISBN 0-8478-1478-5)
*''Daniel Libeskind Radix-Matrix'' (1997) (ISBN 3-7913-1727-X)
*''Jewish Museum Berlin'' (with Helene Binet) (1999) (ISBN 90-5701-252-9)
*''Daniel Libeskind'' (2001) (ISBN 0-7893-0496-1)
*''Breaking Ground'' (2004) (ISBN 1-57322-292-5)
*''Counterpoint'' (2008) (ISBN 1-5809-320-61)
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/index.html Official Studio Libeskind homepage]
* [http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/voices/transcript/?content=20070913 ''Voices on Antisemitism'' Interview with Daniel Libeskind] from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
* [http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/revealed/libeskind/ Daniel Libeskind Revealed on CNN.com] (videos)
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1275662,00.html ''Guardian'' interview]
* [http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/libeskind.html designboom.com interview]
* [http://www.hughpearman.com/articles2/libeskind.html Hugh Pearman interview]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/02/monument_memory/index.html#danielLibeskind "Architecture is a communicative art" Lecture by Daniel Libeskind]
* [http://www.othervoices.org/2.2/index.html Architecture: the Future of Memory], video lecture
* [http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock063003.asp National Review Report "Shred the Libeskind Blueprints"]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4449541,00.html Rebuilding the rubble] - ''[[The Guardian]], June 29, 2002. In-depth interview and profile.
*[http://www.imno.org/articles.asp?qid=243&sid=3 2006 Open Source Mentoring Interview with Daniel Libeskind]
*[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,2172422,00.html Interview:Daniel Libeskind - The belly of an architect]
*[http://www.archicentral.com/tag/daniel-libeskind/ Daniel Libeskind Projects]
*[http://library.getty.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=268944 Daniel Libeskind papers, 1968-1992. Research Library at the Getty Research Institute. Los Angeles, California.]:
:The Libeskind papers, 1970-1992, are composed of architectural drawings, notebooks, sketches, models, letters, press clippings, transparencies and videotapes which document Libeskind’s design for the Jewish Museum extension to the Berlin Museum (Jüdisches Museum im Berlin Museum), 1988-1992. Libeskind called this project Between the Lines. The archive also contains 14 other design projects (1970-1991), materials related to Libeskind’s teaching at the Cranbrook Academy of Art (1980-1984), manuscripts for publications and lectures, and photographs and transparencies related to these activities.
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