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Daniel Libeskind Quotes

We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how each person will live there; you can’t just think about abstract ideas Picture Quote #1

I don’t get to sleep when I’m in New York. Really. I’m living on adrenaline Picture Quote #1

And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of Liberty. And I saw that skyline, not just as a representation of steel and concrete and glass, but as really the substance of the American Dream Picture Quote #1

And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is a very special site. It is a site that souls and hearts of all Americans Picture Quote #1

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It’s just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built Picture Quote #1

There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That’s faith for you. There’s such a strong spirit here Picture Quote #1

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I’m not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains Picture Quote #1

I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else, to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profundity of it means to all of u Picture Quote #1

It’s a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment Picture Quote #1

Larry wanted us to reposition the tower. We wouldn’t, and won’t. He’s been holding back our fees. We want to get paid. And that’s it. It’ll get solved and we’ll carry on with planning Ground Zero Picture Quote #1

Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of Berlin and Europe have a human future Picture Quote #1

The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only thing going on here. In fact, we’re trying to keep a huge juggling act in balance, with the tower as just one of the many balls in play Picture Quote #1

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Well, I didn’t want to have the reminder sort of in the sky, so that people would forever look at it. I wanted to have - really to create a city from the bottom up. From that foundation, which held, from the democratic power of what the site really is Picture Quote #1

I believe that the idea of the totality, the finality of the master-plan, is misguided. One should advocate a gradual transformation of public space, a metamorphic process, without relying on a hypothetical time in the future when everything will be perfect. The mistake of planners and architects is to believe that fifty years from now Alexanderplatz will be perfected. -p.197 Picture Quote #1

We live in a time of renaissance ... cities are coming back to life, after a long neglect Picture Quote #1

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it Picture Quote #1

It’s about how to bring together the seemingly contradictory aspects of the memorial, which is about a tragedy and how it changed the world, but also about creating a vital and beautiful city of the 21st century Picture Quote #1

And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole Picture Quote #1

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Don’t look at the superficial success, at the short-term success. Look at the deep spiritual questions that architecture has to answer. Who do you build for? Where? What should you build? Picture Quote #1

What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves Picture Quote #1

I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path Picture Quote #1

Buffer between commercial, memorial and retail space Picture Quote #1

And, yes, I love the process of building Picture Quote #1

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity Picture Quote #1

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To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it Picture Quote #1

We all came to see that site. We all walked around it. It is already sacred Picture Quote #1

And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole Picture Quote #1

Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine Picture Quote #1

In a strange way, architecture is really an unfinished thing, because even though the building is finished, it takes on a new life. It becomes part of a new dynamic: how people will occupy it, use it, think about it Picture Quote #1

Our lives are complex; our emotions are complex; our intellectual desires are complex. I believe that architecture … needs to mirror that complexity in every single space that we have, in every intimacy that we possess Picture Quote #1

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We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how each person will live there; you can’t just think about abstract ideas. (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) I don’t get to sleep when I’m in New York. Really. I’m living on adrenaline (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of Liberty. And I saw that skyline, not just as a representation of steel and concrete and glass, but as really the substance of the American Dream (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is a very special site. It is a site that souls and hearts of all Americans (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It’s just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That’s faith for you. There’s such a strong spirit here (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) I’m not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else, to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profundity of it means to all of u (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) It’s a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Larry wanted us to reposition the tower. We wouldn’t, and won’t. He’s been holding back our fees. We want to get paid. And that’s it. It’ll get solved and we’ll carry on with planning Ground Zero (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of Berlin and Europe have a human future (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only thing going on here. In fact, we’re trying to keep a huge juggling act in balance, with the tower as just one of the many balls in play (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Well, I didn’t want to have the reminder sort of in the sky, so that people would forever look at it. I wanted to have - really to create a city from the bottom up. From that foundation, which held, from the democratic power of what the site really is (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) I believe that the idea of the totality, the finality of the master-plan, is misguided. One should advocate a gradual transformation of public space, a metamorphic process, without relying on a hypothetical time in the future when everything will be perfect. The mistake of planners and architects is to believe that fifty years from now Alexanderplatz will be perfected. -p.197 (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) We live in a time of renaissance ... cities are coming back to life, after a long neglect. (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) It’s about how to bring together the seemingly contradictory aspects of the memorial, which is about a tragedy and how it changed the world, but also about creating a vital and beautiful city of the 21st century. (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole. (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Don’t look at the superficial success, at the short-term success. Look at the deep spiritual questions that architecture has to answer. Who do you build for? Where? What should you build? (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Buffer between commercial, memorial and retail space (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) And, yes, I love the process of building (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Cities are the greatest creations of humanity (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) We all came to see that site. We all walked around it. It is already sacred (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) In a strange way, architecture is really an unfinished thing, because even though the building is finished, it takes on a new life. It becomes part of a new dynamic: how people will occupy it, use it, think about it (Daniel Libeskind Quotes) Our lives are complex; our emotions are complex; our intellectual desires are complex. I believe that architecture … needs to mirror that complexity in every single space that we have, in every intimacy that we possess (Daniel Libeskind Quotes)

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