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Libeskind

British  
/ ˈliːbəskɪnd /

noun

  1. Daniel . born 1946, US architect, born in Poland. Based in Berlin, he designed the Jewish Museum there (1999), the Imperial War Museum in Manchester (2000), and the "Freedom Tower" that will replace the World Trade Center in New York

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He proved to be an uncommonly effective leader, bringing in the widest possible variety of voices: Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind, Léon Krier, Demetri Porphyrios, and even 92-year-old Philip Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Mr. Libeskind, who in 2003 won the competition to design the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks, had been in New York when the attack at Tree of Life occurred.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

The art deco building, which is considered Europe’s oldest skyscraper, is being transformed into a cultural venue by architect Daniel Libeskind.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Libeskind said the project “means something very deep to me” as the child of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to the U.S. with his parents after facing communist-era antisemitism in Poland.

From Washington Times • May 3, 2022

Bapi had a poster of a clipper ship from Libeskind, Brown & Mohanraj.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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