Building on the shipwreck of history : the architecture of Daniel Libeskind

Author

Elton, Heather

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Border crossings. 2001, Num. 4, Vol. 20, 42-49, 19 ill. (13 col)

ISSN

0831-2559

Abstract (en)

Looks at Berlin's new Jewish Museum, Manchester's redeveloped Imperial War Museum North, and London's Victoria and Albert Museum extension as examples of the innovative design of Daniel Libeskind. Describes how concerns of function, style, emotions, memory, durability, and propriety were addressed. Emphasizes the Jewish Museum's specifically complex nature due to its location and material, observing that the architect was particularly sensitive to its evocations as he lost most of his family in the Holocaust.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Architecture -- United States
• Libeskind, Daniel, b.1946
• United States
• Architecture
• Design
• 1900-2100
• Jüdisches Museum Berlin||Berlin (DEU)
• Imperial War Museum North||Manchester (GBR)
• Victoria and Albert Museum||London (GBR)
• Renovations
• Additions (architecture)
• Function
• Aesthetics
• Emotions
• Memory
• Commemorations
• Style
• Holocaust (1939-1945)
• Jews

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Architecture -- États-Unis
• Libeskind, Daniel, n.1946
• Etats-Unis
• Architecture
• Design
• 1900-2100
• Jüdisches Museum Berlin||Berlin (DEU)
• Imperial War Museum North||Manchester (GBR)
• Victoria and Albert Museum||London (GBR)
• Rénovation
• Extension (architecture)
• Fonction
• Esthétique
• Passions
• Mémoire
• Commémoration
• Style
• Holocauste (1939-1945)
• Juifs

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier20060701-00025119

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