Daniel Libeskind by Hillman

Daniel Libeskind. Directed by Hillman Curtis, Edited by Hillman Curtis & Kristin Bye, Produced by Amanda Ice and Hillman Curtis.

One of the best Artist Series experiences I’ve had so far. Daniel is a special person, full of depth and positivity…blessed with a gift. Every now and then you come across someone who seems perfectly suited for their position in the world… you can’t imagine them doing anything but what they do, and Daniel is one of those people.

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Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind, American architect of Polish-Jewish descent (Lodz, 1946). Son of Holocaust survivors, Libeskind emigrated with his family to America in 1964. He achieved renown as an architect with his designs for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the master plan for the reconstruction of the site of the World Trade Center in New York. In May 2013 Libeskind was also appointed architect of a Holocaust memorial in Columbus, the capital of the American state of Ohio.

Libeskind’s studio has designed various museums and other cultural and public buildings all over the world. Libeskind himself has also held many academic positions, and he was the first holder of the Frank O. Gehry Chair at the University of Toronto. Among the numerous awards he has received is the Hiroshima Art Prize (2001) for artists who propagate international peace and understanding through their work. It was the first time the prize was awarded to an architect.

In 2011 Libeskind delivered the eighth Auschwitz Never Again Lecture in Amsterdam, and on that occasion he also received the Annetje Fels-Kupferschmidt Award, presented annually to an individual or organization for the exceptional way it has realized the goals of the Dutch Auschwitz Committee.