Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind is a contemporary architect who has had much success and influence over the past 10 years. With a very distinct deconstructivist style, Libeskind's architecture is easily recognisable and has certain striking features about it.



Jewish Museum, Berlin

Ariel photograph of the Jewish Museum, Berlin.

The Jewish Museum in Berlin is one of Daniel Libeskind's seminal works, and one of his most wel known. The structure is a large, irregular and fractured metallic shape.

Once again, Libeskind uses physical sketches as a way of exploring and presenting ideas relating to the structure.

Libeskind's sketch of the exterior.

Libeskind's sketch of the layout.

Libeskind's sketch of the 'face room'.

Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario

Ariel photograph of the Royal Ontario Museum.

Physical model of Royal Ontario Museum.

Digital visualisation of Royal Ontario Museum.

For the Royal Ontario Museum, Daniel Libeskind created a considerable addition to the existing, 1930s structure. Named the 'Crystal', the structure is comprised of large, irregular shapes that have come to define Libeskind's architectural style.

To represent this piece of architecture, Libeskind uses a combination of physical sketches, models and computer visualisations. The sketches and models of this structure are generally not structurally identical to the final product, but rather slightly abstracted to give an overall feel for what the building will look like.

Libeskind's perspective sketch of exterior.