Daniel Libeskind will be lecturing Monday, April 5^th at 6pm in Higgins Hall Auditorium.

Daniel Libeskind, B.Arch. M.A. BDA AIA is an international figure in architectural practice and urban design. He is well known for introducing a new critical discourse into architecture and for his multidisciplinary approach.  His practice extends from building major cultural and commercial institutions – including museums and concert halls- to convention centers, universities, housing, hotels, shopping centers and residential work.  He also designs opera sets and maintains an object design studio.

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Born in postwar Poland in 1946, Mr. Libeskind became an American citizen in 1965.  He studied music in Israel (on the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship) and in New York, becoming a virtuoso performer.  He left music to study architecture, receiving his professional architectural degree in 1970 from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City.  He received a postgraduate degree in History and Theory of Architecture at the School of Comparative Studies at Essex University (England) in 1972.

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In 1989, Mr. Libeskind won the competition for the Jewish Museum Berlin, which opened to the public in September 2001 to wide public acclaim.  The city museum of Osnabrück, Germany, The Felix Nussbaum Haus, opened in July 1998.  In July 2002, the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England opened to the public.  Atelier Weil, a private atelier/gallery, opened in Mallorca, Spain in September 2003.  The Graduate Student Centre at the London Metropolitan University opened in March 2004, and the Danish Jewish Museum opened in Copenhagen in June 2004.  Tangent, an office tower for the Hyundai Development Corporation, opened in Seoul, Korea in February 2005, Memoria e Luce, a 9/11 memorial in Padua, Italy opened on September 11, 2005 and the Wohl Centre, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel; opened in October, 2005.  Most recently, the Frederic C. Hamilton building, Extension to the Denver Art Museum, alongside the Denver Museum Residences, in Colorado, opened in October 2006, The Extension to the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, opened in June of 2007, and the Glass Courtyard, an extension to the Jewish Museum Berlin, which covers the original Courtyard, was completed in the Fall 2007. The Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge, a residential high-rise in Covington, Kentucky opened in March 2008.  The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California opened in June 2008 and Westside, the largest shopping and wellness center in Europe opened in October 2008, in Bern, Switzerland.

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Several of Mr. Libeskind’s projects are currently under construction, including: the Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany; the Grand Canal Performing Arts Centre and Galleria in Dublin, Ireland; CityCenter, a retail complex, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada; Zlota 44; a residential high rise in Warsaw, Poland, and a grand piano design for Schimmel Piano is currently in production. Upon winning the World Trade Center design competition in February 2003, Daniel Libeskind was appointed as master plan architect for the site in New York City.  Memory Foundations is now under construction.

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Mr. Libeskind has many other projects in design and planning, such as The New Center for Arts and Culture in Boston, Massachusetts; the L Tower and Sony Centre for the   Performing Arts in Toronto, Canada; the redevelopment of the historic Fiera Milano Fairgrounds in Milan, Italy; New Songdo City, in Incheon, South Korea; Haeundae Udong Hyundai l’Park in Busan, South Korea; a waterfront, residential development, Reflections, in Keppel Bay, Singapore;  Rejuvenation, a center for children in the Katrina-ravaged area of Gulfport, Mississippi; Editoriale Bresciana Tower in Brescia; and Orestad Downtown Master Site Plan, in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is a 5km development zone.

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Mr. Libeskind has taught and lectured at many universities worldwide. He has held such positions as the Frank O. Gehry Chair at the University of Toronto, Professor at the Hochschule für Gestaltung, Karlsruhe, Germany, and the Cret Chair at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Louis Kahn Chair at Yale University. He has received numerous awards, including the 2001 Hiroshima Art Prize – an award given to an artist whose work promotes international understanding and peace, never before given to an architect. He was awarded the 1999 Deutsche Architekturpreis (German Architecture Prize) for the Jewish Museum Berlin; also the 2000 Goethe Medallion for cultural contribution; in 1996 the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Architecture and in the same year the Berlin Cultural Prize; in 1990 a membership in the European Academy of Arts and Letters; in 1997 an Honorary Doctorate from Humboldt Universität, Berlin; also in 1999 an Honorary Doctorate from the College of Arts and Humanities, Essex University, England; in 2002 an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh and an Honorary Doctorate from DePaul University, Chicago, and most recently in 2004, an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Toronto. Two of Mr. Libeskind’s buildings won RIBA Awards in 2004, the London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre and the Imperial War Museum North, the latter of which was also nominated for the Stirling Prize. Also in 2004, Mr. Libeskind was appointed the first Cultural Ambassador for Architecture by the U.S. Department of State, as part of the CultureConnect Program.

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Daniel Libeskind’s work has been exhibited extensively in major museums and galleries around the world and has also been the subject of numerous international publications in many languages.

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HONORS and AWARDS

2010

Buber-Rosenzweig Medal from DKR (German Coordinating Council of Societies for Christian-Jewish Cooperation) awarded to Daniel Libeskind

2009

Outstanding Project Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to the Contemporary Jewish Museum

2008

The American Institute of Architects present the Award of Honor for the highest achievement in design excellence for the Museum ResidencesAIA New York and the Center for Architecture Foundation present Studio Daniel Libeskind with 2008 President’s AwardCNBC Americas Property Awards 2008 in categories of Best Development to the Museum Residences and Best High-Rise Development to the Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge awarded to Studio Daniel Libeskind and Corporex

The Technion Honorary Doctoral Ceremony awarded the Doctor Scientiarum Honoris Causa at Mount Carmel Campus, Haifa

CNBC Europe & Africa Property Awards 2008 in categories of Architecture, Redevelopment, High-Rise Architecture and High-Rise Development to ORCO Property Group for Zlota 44

Annual Project of the Year Award given to the Midland Engineering Company for the Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge

2007

The Commander ’s cross of the Order of Merit at the Residence of the Consul General of GermanyGold medal for Architecture at the National Arts ClubThe Second Penn State IAH Medal for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Advancement of Arts and Humanities, PA, USA

Silver Award for “Large Visitor Attraction of the year” for the Imperial War Museum North

Award of Merit for innovative steel design for the Royal Ontario Museum,Canada

Merit Award for Multifamily for “The Museum Residences”, Denver, Colorado, USA

Trebbia European Award  Laureates , Prague State Opera, Prague

2006

RIBA International Award, for the Wohl Centre at Bar-Ilan University, Israel

2005

Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust, Building of the Year Award, Jeu D’ Esprit, for London Metropolitan UniversityAmerican Architect Award, for the Danish Jewish MuseumGiants of Design Award, The Hearst Corporation and House Beautiful

2004

Board of the Cultural Foundation of the Borough of Copenhagen, Recognition of Exceptional ArchitectureHonorary member of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, EnglandRIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Award, 2004, for Imperial War Museum North

RIBA Award, 2004, for London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre

The First Cultural Ambassador to the US for Architecture by the U.S. Department of State, as part of the Culture Connect program

Awarded Honorary Doctorate, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from the College of Arts and Humanities, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The New York Academy of Medicine, Honor for visionary Leaders contributions to public health, for World Trade Center Design, New York City

CITY arts 36th Annual Benefit Honor

Honorary Korczak Award, American Friends of the Ghetto Fighters’ Museum, New Jersey

Best of New York Award, for the ‘Building of New York’, Hosted by the New York City College of Technology Foundation, New York

Genovino D’Oro, (Gold Metal Award), for Architecture Genoa, Italy

Man of the Year Award from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel

The Cooper Union, Urban Visionary Award for Architecture, New York City

CITY arts” Making a Difference through the Arts” Award, New York City

Yivo Institute for Jewish Research “Lifetime Achievement” Award, New York City

The Dr. Bernard Heller Prize from the Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City

2003

Building of the Year, British Construction Industry for Imperial War Museum NorthVisitor Attraction of the Year, Northwest Tourism Board for Imperial War Museum NorthInterfaith Visionary Award, Interfaith Center, New York City

Leo Baeck Institute Award, New York City

New York Association for New Americans, Torch of Honor Award

The Bronx Walk of Fame Induction, New York City

The James Parks Morton Interfaith Award

The Holocaust Educational Trust Award, London, England

The American-Israel Cultural Foundation Aviv Award, New York City

Honorary Royal Academician of the Royal Academy of Arts , London, England

2002

Awarded Honorary Doctorate Faculty of Arts and Sciences, DePaul University, ChicagoAwarded Honorary Doctorate Faculty of Social Sciences, Edinburgh University, ScotlandHolocaust Educational Trust Award

America-Israeli Cultural Foundation Award

2001

Hiroshima Art Prize: Award given to an artist whose work promotes peace

2000

The Goethe Medal for cultural contribution, the Goethe Institute, Germany

1999

Honorary Doctorate for the College of Arts and Humanities, Essex University, EnglandThe German Architecture Prize for the Jewish Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

1998

Polish Consulate of New York, Award for Culture, New York, USAArt forum International, The Best of 1998, The Jewish Museum BerlinTIME Magazine, The Best of 1998 Design Awards, The Felix Nussbaum Museum Osnabruck

1997

Awarded Honorary Doctorate, from Humboldt Universität Berlin, Faculty of Philosophy, Berlin, Germany

1996

Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, USAAwarded Bild Zeitung Kulturpreis (Berlin Cultural Prize), Berlin, GermanyFirst prize for Best Exhibition by the German Museum Directors Association

1993

Elected to the Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, Germany

1992

Augustus St. Gaudens Medal for Outstanding Contribution to ArchitectureBook Design Award from the German Publisher’s Commission

1990

A membership to the European Arts and LettersAkademie der Kunst Member

1989

Senior Scholar, The Getty Centre for the History of Art and the Humanities, Los Angeles, California, USA

1988

Visiting Getty Scholar, The Getty Centre for the History of Art and the Humanities, Los Angeles, California, USA

1987

First Prize I.B.A. Building Competition City Edge, Berlin

1986

Forty Under Forty Award for ArchitectsPratt Institute Award for Representation in Architecture

1985

Venice Biennale First Prize Stone Lion Award for the Palmanova ProjectSenior Fulbright-Hayes Teaching Fellowship

1984

1983

Graham Foundation Fellowship for Studies in ArchitectureNational Endowment for the Arts Design Arts Grant for Studies in Architecture

1979

United States – Scandinavia Society Travel AwardAmerican Institute of Graphic Arts Certificate of Excellence

1976

University of Kentucky Award for Best Teacher

1973

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Research Grant

1972

Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies Research Grant

1970

Graham Foundation Award for TravelNew York City American Institute of Architects Award for Design ExcellenceAmerican Institute of Architects Medal for Highest Scholastic Achievement

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BUILDING AWARDS

2008

The American Institute of Architects Award of Honor for the Museum ResidencesCNBC Americas Property Awards 2008 in category of Best Development for the Museum ResidencesCNBC Americas Property Awards 2008 in category of Best High-Rise Development for the Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge

Building of America Award by Real Estate Construction and Review to Contemporary Jewish Museum

CNBC Europe & Africa Property Awards 2008 in categories of Architecture, Redevelopment, High-Rise Architecture and High-Rise Development to ORCO Property Group for Zlota 44

Annual Project of the Year Award given to the Midland Engineering Company for the Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge

2007

Silver Award for “Large Visitor Attraction of the year” for the Imperial War Museum NorthAward of Merit for innovative steel design for the Royal Ontario Museum,CanadaMerit Award for Multifamily for “The Museum Residences”, Denver, Colorado, US

2006

RIBA International Award, for the Wohl Centre at Bar-Ilan University, Israel

2005

Royal Fine Arts Commission Trust, Building of the Year Award, Jeu D’ Esprit, for London Metropolitan University

2004

RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Award, 2004, for Imperial War Museum NorthRIBA Award, 2004, for London Metropolitan University Graduate CentreBest of New York Award, for the ‘Building of New York’, Hosted by the New York City College of Technology Foundation, New York

2003

Building of the Year, British Construction Industry for Imperial War Museum North

1998

TIME Magazine, The Best of 1998 Design Awards, The Felix Nussbaum Museum Osnabrück

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