Daniel Libeskind (Architect)

Daniel Libeskind was born on May 12, 1946 is a Polish–American

architect, artist, professor and set designer.
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.
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,
characteristics of Daniel Libeskind's deconstructivism architectural
style:

1. Fragmented Forms: Libeskind's buildings are frequently characterized by

jagged, irregular shapes and fragmented forms that deviate from traditional,
smooth architectural geometries.
2. Angular Shapes: Libeskind's designs are often characterized by sharp, angular
shapes that create a sense of instability and unpredictability.
3. Rejection of Conventional Geometries: Libeskind's architectural approach
challenges traditional ideas about form and symmetry by rejecting strict
geometries in favor of fragmented and distorted shapes.
4. Emotional Reaction: Libeskind's work is intended to elicit an emotional
reaction from the audience and to encourage a deeper engagement with the built
environment.
5. Philosophy and Culture: Libeskind's designs are frequently inspired by cultural
and philosophical concepts such as memory, trauma, and identity.
6. Unexpected Spaces: Libeskind's buildings often feature unexpected spaces,
such as angled rooms, voids, and openings, which add to the sense of instability
and unpredictability in his designs.
7. Irregular Shapes: Libeskind's buildings are often characterized by irregular
shapes that create a sense of instability and unpredictability.
8. Provocative Design: Libeskind's work aims to challenge conventional ideas
about architecture and provoke a strong emotional response from the audience.
Philosophy

Architecture tells a story about the world, our desires and dreams. Architecture, and the buildings, are much more than a place,
they are destinations meant to evoke emotion and to make you think about the world we all live in.
The Jewish Museum Berlin
The jewish museum berlin completed in 1999 and opened in 2001 is one of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe.
specifically built for the museum by architect Daniel Libeskind two millennia of German-Jewish history are on display in the
permanent exhibition as well as in various changing exhibitions.

STAR represents Jewish history and culture throughout the history of Berlin and its absence in the present-day city.
ZIG-ZAG LINE represents the atrocities done on Jewish
Design
The Jewish Museum essentially consists of two buildings - a baroque old
building
a new deconstructivist-style building by Libeskind

The two buildings have no visible connection above ground and the new one is
accessible only via an underground passage from the old building The Jewish
Museum is clad chiefly with titanium-covered zinc which will oxidize and
turn bluish as it weathers
Concept

The design was based on three concepts that formed the museum's foundation:-

First the impossibility of understanding the history of Berlin without understanding the enormous intellectual, economic and
cultural contribution made by the Jewish citizens of Berlin.

Second, the necessity to integrate physically and spiritually the meaning of the Holocaust into the consciousness and memory of
the city of Berlin.

Third that only through the acknowledgement and incorporation of this erasure and void of Jewish life in Berlin, can the history
of Berlin and Europe have a human future.
In the basement, visitors first encounter three intersecting, slanting corridors named
the

"Axes." - The basement further divided into three areas with different meanings.

The three axes symbolize three paths of Jewish life in Germany :-

1.Continuity in German history (permanent museum)
2.Emigration from Germany (leads to the garden of exile)
3.The Holocaust (the dead end)

-The first axis ends at a long staircase that leads to the permanent exhibition.

CONTINUITY

MAIN MUSEUM STAIRCASES HOLOCAUST EMIGRATION

The garden of exile

The second axis connects the Museum proper to The Garden of Exile, whose foundation is tilted.

The Garden of Exile is reached after leaving the axes. Forty-nine concrete stela rise out of the square plot. The whole garden is on
a 12° gradient and disorients visitors, giving them a sense of the total instability and lack of orientation experienced by those
driven out of Germany.

Russian willow oak grows on top of the pillars symbolizing hope.

Plan showing different accessible areas

In the museum different plans are shown where different activity zones are placed

For the visitors and the workers. For example :- circulation, Exhibition shapes, voids, administrative space, library, mechanical space.
David Hicks (Interior designer)
David Nightingale Hicks (25 March 1929 – 29 March 1998) was an English
interior decorator and designer, noted for using bold colours, mixing antique
and modern furnishings, and contemporary art for his famous clientele.

He became the most wanted interior designer in London immediately after

and revolutionised interior design in the 60s and 70s.
He was the rebellious prince of English decor, who broke away from the
traditional English style with his bold geometric prints, adventurous colour
combinations and eclectic mix of antique and contemporary furnishings. In
his own words,
“ greatest contribution as an interior designer has been to show people how
to use bold color mixtures, how to use patterned carpets, how to light rooms,
and how to mix old with new.”
The English were blown away by his unexpected and quirky look and his
daring style became associated with modernity and fun-loving hedonism,
also-known-as the ‘Swinging Sixties’
One of his speciality was bedroom interiors with his unique and
spectacular canopy beds. As opposed to traditional canopy
beds with bedposts, Hicks’s bed canopy and curtains were
attached directly to the ceiling, resulting in interior
masterpieces. He crowned his masterpieces with strong colour
combinations and bold patterns, solidifying the Hicks look
throughout the house

He advocated “the more shades of a particular colour you put

together the better the result will be” and proved his point with
many successful design projects over the years including the
Long Room at his own house in Oxford.
 He worked as an art teacher in the
British army before starting his career
in interior design and he was the one
who introduced the term ‘tablescapes’ -
carefully arranged compositions of
objects and artworks
In the 1960s, Hicks created a carpet
pattern of interlocking hexagons known
as Hicks' Hexagon which was
prominently featured in Stanley
. Kubrick's 1980 psychological horror
film, The Shining.