COUNTERPOINT LIBESKIND

Architect Daniel Libeskind, known for his dynamic, fractured compositions,is also recognized for introducing a new critical discourse toarchitecture. In an enormous variety of projects around theworld—major cultural institutions, convention centers, universities,hotels, commercial centers, and residential work—he has manifestedhis commitment to expanding the horizons of architecture and urbanism.Counterpoint: Daniel Libeskind is the first comprehensive portrait of thework of Studio Daniel Libeskind, which was established in Berlin in 1989and moved to New York in 2003 after winning the World Trade Center designcompetition. Drawn from a series of interviews with celebrated architecture criticPaul Goldberger, Counterpoint exemplifies Libeskind's multidisciplinaryapproach, which reflects a profound interest in philosophy, art, music,literature, theater, and film. Along with Memory Foundations, the masterplan for the World Trade Center site, featured projects include the JewishMuseum Berlin, the Royal Ontario Museum, the extension to the Denver ArtMuseum, the MGM Mirage CityCenter in Las Vegas, a multi-building complexin Busan, South Korea, and projects in the United Kingdom, Switzerland,Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Japan, and China.