World Trade Center Master Plan

New York, New York, USA Under construction

World Trade Center Master Plan

New York, New York, USA
World Trade Center Master Plan
World Trade Center Master Plan
World Trade Center Master Plan

In 2002, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) announced a competition for a master plan to develop the 16 acres in Lower Manhattan destroyed by the terrorist attack of 9/11. Studio Libeskind’s design, “Memory Foundations,” won the commission. In designing the master site plan, Daniel Libeskind worked closely with all the stakeholders, knowing that it was fundamental to balance the memory of the tragedy with the need to foster a vibrant and working neighborhood. In the end, he devoted half of the 16-acre site to public space, defined by the Memorial and the Memorial Museum, while also setting aside locations…

More about this project

Rebirth – Spirit of Space

Rebirth – Spirit of Space

2009

Interviews with Nina and Daniel Libeskind, Carla Swickerath, Yama Karim, and Stefan Blach on three iconic Libeskind projects: The Jewish Museum Berlin, The redesign of the World Trade Center in New York City, and The Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany.

More about this project

Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial

Padua, Italy Completed

Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial

Padua, Italy
Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial
Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial
Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial

The Memoria e Luce is a memorial located in Padua, Italy for victims of the 9/11 attacks on New York City.  A twisted steel beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, which was donated by the United States to the Veneto Region and in turn to the City of Padua, was used to realize the design of an open and luminous book. The memorial was created with the support and collaboration of Permasteelisa.

More about this project

Counterpoint: Daniel Libeskind in Conversation with Paul Goldberger

Counterpoint: Daniel Libeskind in Conversation with Paul Goldberger

2008

Drawn from a series of interviews with celebrated architecture critic Paul Goldberger, Counterpoint exemplifies Libeskind’s multidisciplinary approach, which reflects a profound interest in philosophy, art, music, literature, theater, and film. Along with Memory Foundations, the master plan for the World Trade Center site, featured projects include the Jewish Museum Berlin, the Royal Ontario Museum, the extension to the Denver Art Museum, the MGM Mirage CityCenter in Las Vegas, a multi-building complex in Busan, South Korea, and projects in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Japan, and China Publisher: Monacelli Press, New York

More about this project