I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains. Daniel Libeskind More Quotes by Daniel Libeskind More Quotes From Daniel Libeskind Architecture is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It's based on wonder. Daniel Libeskind bad-assbadasssteel 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 new-lifepeoplethinking 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 motivationinspirationbelieve To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it. Daniel Libeskind bad-assbadassmeaningful Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk! Daniel Libeskind testedinnovativerisk 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 glassesdreamamerica I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path. Daniel Libeskind creativepaththinking Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious Daniel Libeskind obviousstatisticsinteresting Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine. Daniel Libeskind magazinesnextfashion The official name of the project is 'Jewish Museum' but I have named it 'Between the Lines' because for me it is about two lines of thinking, organization and relationship. One is a straight line, but broken into many fragments, the other is a tortuous line, but continuing indefinitely. Daniel Libeskind namesmuseumsthinking The truth is, the way you write music, it's a code. It has to be very precise. It's scientific, but ultimately it also depends on interpretation. It's very similar to how you grow a master plan: it's an objective document, but at the same time it is a lyrical document which allows through interpretation to become a harmonious work of art. Daniel Libeskind writingwayart Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished. Daniel Libeskind advantageyoungpeople We live in a time of renaissance ... cities are coming back to life, after a long neglect. Daniel Libeskind bad-assbadasscities 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 citiesbeautifulthinking What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves. Daniel Libeskind shackleshabit Cities are the greatest creations of humanity. Daniel Libeskind architecturecitieshumanity Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built. Daniel Libeskind ninety-ninewinningideas And, yes, I love the process of building. Daniel Libeskind buildingprocess I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings. Daniel Libeskind museumsdeaththinking 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 mistakebelieveideas
