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STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND
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-STUDIO BACKGROUNDDaniel Libeskind established his architectural studio in Berlin, Germany in 1989. Upon winning the World Trade Center design
competition in February 2003, Studio Daniel Libeskind (SDL) moved its headquarters to New York City. The office is now
headquartered two blocks south of the original World Trade Center site.
Since 1990, the office has been fortunate to be involved in a diverse array of urban, architectural, and cultural projects. The
office has won commissions for major cultural buildings and significant urban projects in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, the
Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Canada, the United States, Japan, Spain, Israel, Mexico, Korea, Singapore
and China. Daniel Libeskind’s architecture continues to reflect his profound interest and involvement in philosophy, art, music,
literature, theater and film, and a continuing commitment to expanding the horizons of architecture and urbanism.
It is fundamental to Daniel Libeskind’s thinking and motivation that buildings and urban projects are crafted with percepti
ble human energy and that they speak to the larger cultural community in which they are built.
The office has extensive resources and experience in computer aided design, with Macintosh and PC computer workstations
used to produce 2D and 3D presentation materials, working drawings, and construction documents. The office uses email
and FTP sites to furnish design documents to consultants all over the world and maintains a video conferencing facility.
Complementing this, traditional drawing and model-making techniques are extensively employed at all stages of the design
process to visualize and develop important aspects of the designs. In particular, a comprehensively equipped workshop, with
facilities for the production of high-quality presentation models and mock-ups, functions as a key resource in the development
and realization of the Studio’s designs.
Studio Daniel Libeskind has a proven track record of designing innovative and unique cultural institutions that inspire. The
buildings are critically acclaimed, economically responsible, environmentally innovative and functional. All of the buildings
contribute to a variety of urban contexts and have helped to regenerate cities and define cultural institutions.
To assist the SDL staff, Studio Daniel Libeskind will create a formal contractual relationship with one or more parties in order to
realize the project. In the past, such relationships have included Associate Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineering
Consultants, with Studio Libeskind taking responsibility for monitoring and coordinating design team progress.
For example, in the case of the projects abroad, Studio Daniel Libeskind places architects from their New York-based office
into a joint venture arrangement with a local firm. This commitment to a personal and hands-on relationship is critical to the
pattern of Libeskind’s thinking and philosophy.
In joint venture collaborations in the USA, we have made a commitment to form true teams with the partner firms. From
the first stages of schematic design, we bring architects from the local firm to work with us in New York. This is important
to establish a real sense of collaboration and for the partner firm to get an idea of the spirit of Studio Libeskind. Usually,
during design development, the project moves to the joint venture architect’s office. The architects from the joint venture
firm as well as architects from our office in New York move to the joint venture architect’s office to work on the project and
oversee the development until the very end. During this time, Daniel Libeskind makes a commitment to visit the office at least
once a month for a few days, or as often as needed, to be certain that the building is crafted and completed to the highest
quality.
Studio Daniel Libeskind has an international practice, as such it has developed a variety of configurations both legal and
formal in order to develop and realize each project most efficiently. It is the intention of Studio Libeskind to remain openminded about the formation of a consortia which will best help us to deliver each particular project in each country. In San
Francisco and Denver (USA), Toronto (Canada), and Hong Kong, we have established joint ventures with local firms.
As you will see from the enclosed materials, we have completed and are currently designing and realizing museums, cultural
institutions, performing arts centers and educational facilities in a variety of locations across a wide range of scales, programs
and urban and cultural contexts. SDL’s interest is to design unique buildings for specific sites in an architecturally innovative
and economically reasonable manner. We trust that the following material is enough to convey our unique experience in
architecture and we sincerely hope that Daniel Libeskind and his team will be given the opportunity to personally convey their
commitment, passion and enthusiasm for this project.
-DESIGN PHILOSOPHYIn these troubling times, it is particularly important to reassert the values of humanism and democracy through architecture that is
forward-looking and bold. The destructiveness and nihilism so prevalent in the world today has to be answered with unabashed
creativity that supports the development of an open and democratic society. It is the firm belief of Daniel Libeskind and his firm
that architecture is a public art, responsive to the client, the community, and the city-at-large.
SDL is actively engaged in the design of buildings that are capable of transmitting, in an exciting and innovative manner,
historical and cultural material to a contemporary audience. Great emphasis is placed on the comfort and support of educational
and information spaces for visitors, as well as the presentation of core museum objects, using the latest in twenty-first century
technology.
Daniel Libeskind is an architect who believes that architecture itself is communicative. Each of his buildings tells a unique and
particular story reflecting both the programmatic content and the singularity of the site. Studio Libeskind is committed to creating
buildings in close dialogue with their surroundings, considering precise histories, the local environs, and the integration of
adjacent buildings. Environmental studies, materials testing, optional cost studies, circulation studies, and light studies are just
some of the investigations made in order to fully accomplish the Client’s aims. At all times there is a close working collaboration
with the client and project management to explore and refine all design issues. Within the first phases of Schematic Design
and Design Development, special attention is paid to construction costs and feasibility, a process that allows for continual and
effective resolution of all design issues.
Libeskind’s architecture has a unique signature that inspires anything but indifference, serving rather to propel the discourse on
space and form into a new dimension. The role of architecture in the 21st century is a changed one: with the inclusion of
new media, technology, and communication integral to creating an exciting new institutional identity. Libeskind’s architecture
is far from the 20th Century box filled with objects; the architecture becomes part of the program, transporting, with the
content, messages of programmatic and cultural significance. The buildings themselves become destinations and generators
of new culture.
The office has been fortunate to be involved in a diverse array of urban, architectural, and cultural projects. SDL has won
competitions for major cultural buildings and significant urban projects in Germany, England, Ireland, the United States,
Switzerland, Japan, Spain, Israel, Mexico, Korea, Singapore and China. Daniel Libeskind’s architecture continues to reflect
his profound interest and involvement in philosophy, art, music, literature, theater and film, and a continuing commitment to
expanding the horizons of architecture and urbanism.
It is fundamental to Daniel Libeskind’s thinking and motivation that buildings and urban projects are crafted with perceptible
human energy and that they speak to the larger cultural community in which they are built. As the architect of primarily
public cultural projects, Libeskind believes strongly in the interaction between the client and the architect and the closer the
collaboration, the better the building. The strong and collaborative architect-client relationship is important to create a design
that is not only responsive to program but is creatively innovative and distinctive. Daniel Libeskind believes that architectural
boldness, spatial inventiveness, and functional ingenuity can be fused together to create an unprecedented experience for
the public.
Studio Libeskind believes the art of architecture lies in creating a maximum impact within the constraints of budgets and
functional programming. More money does not necessarily mean a better building. Rather, it is the amplitude of the vision
and its connection to the community at large that is the true foundation of a great building.
Paramount to the role of the lead design architect is the ability to listen: to listen to the organizational needs, to the directors,
to the curators, to the planners, and to the public. At the same time, of course, the architect must have the experience and
expertise to lead the direction and vision of the project in order to help articulate the vision of the client to the wider public.
Like a conductor of an orchestra, the lead design architect must bring out the best in all the players, while at the same time
relying on the professionalism and experience of each member of the ensemble. Only then can this fusion of creativity lead
to a performance with a soaring spirit.
-DESIGN TEAM-DANIEL LIBESKIND, B.ARCH. M.A. BDA AIA is an international
figure in architectural practice and urban design. He is well
known for introducing a new critical discourse into architecture
and for his multidisciplinary approach. His practice extends from
building major cultural and commercial institutions - including
museums and concert halls - to convention centers, universities,
housing, hotels, shopping centers and residential work. He also
designs opera sets and maintains an object design studio.
Born in postwar Poland in 1946, Mr. Libeskind became an
American citizen in 1965. He studied music in Israel (on the
America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship) and in New
York, becoming a virtuoso performer.
He left music to study
architecture, receiving his professional architectural degree in
1970 from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science
and Art in New York City. He received a postgraduate degree in
History and Theory of Architecture at the School of Comparative
Studies at Essex University (England) in 1972.
In 1989, Mr. Libeskind won the competition for the Jewish Museum Berlin, which opened to the public in September 2001
to wide public acclaim. The city museum of Osnabrück, Germany, The Felix Nussbaum Haus, opened in July 1998. In
July 2002, the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England opened to the public. Atelier Weil, a private atelier/
gallery, opened in Mallorca, Spain in September 2003. The Graduate Student Centre at the London Metropolitan University
opened in March 2004, and the Danish Jewish Museum opened in Copenhagen in June 2004. Tangent, an office tower
for the Hyundai Development Corporation, opened in Seoul, Korea in February 2005, Memoria e Luce, a 9/11 memorial in
Padua, Italy opened on September 11, 2005 and the Wohl Centre, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel; opened in October,
2005. Most recently, the Frederic C. Hamilton building, Extension to the Denver Art Museum, alongside the Denver Museum
Residences, in Colorado, opened in October 2006, The Extension to the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, opened in June
of 2007, and the Glass Courtyard, an extension to the Jewish Museum Berlin, which covers the original Courtyard, was
completed in the Fall 2007. The Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge, a residential high-rise in Covington, Kentucky opened in March
2008. The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California will open in June 2008 and Westside, the largest
shopping and wellness center in Europe will open in October 2008, in Bern, Switzerland.
Several of Mr. Libeskind’s projects are currently under construction, including: the Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany;
the Grand Canal Performing Arts Centre
and Galleria in Dublin, Ireland; CityCenter, a retail complex, on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada; Zlota 44; a residential high
rise in Warsaw, Poland, and a grand piano design for Schimmel Piano is currently in production. Upon winning the World
Trade Center design competition in February 2003, Daniel Libeskind was appointed as master plan architect for the site in
New York City. Memory Foundations is now under construction.
Mr. Libeskind has many other projects in design and planning, such as The New Center for Arts and Culture in Boston,
Massachusetts; the L Tower and Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Canada; the redevelopment of the historic
Fiera Milano Fairgrounds in Milan, Italy; New Songdo City, in Incheon, South Korea; Haeundae Udong Hyundai l’Park in
Busan, South Korea; a waterfront, residential development, Reflections, in Keppel Bay, Singapore; Rejuvenation, a center for
children in the Katrina-ravaged area of Gulfport, Mississippi; Editoriale Bresciana Tower in Brescia; and Orestad Downtown
Master Site Plan, in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is a 5km development zone.
Mr. Libeskind has taught and lectured at many universities worldwide. He has held such positions as the Frank O. Gehry
Chair at the University of Toronto, Professor at the Hochschule für Gestaltung, Karlsruhe, Germany, and the Cret Chair at the
University of Pennsylvania, and the Louis Kahn Chair at Yale University. He has received numerous awards, including the
2001 Hiroshima Art Prize - an award given to an artist whose work promotes international understanding and peace, never
before given to an architect. He was awarded the 1999 Deutsche Architekturpreis (German Architecture Prize) for the Jewish
Museum Berlin; also the 2000 Goethe Medallion for cultural contribution; in 1996 the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Architecture and in the same year the Berlin Cultural Prize; in 1990 a membership in the European Academy
of Arts and Letters; in 1997 an Honorary Doctorate from Humboldt Universität, Berlin; also in 1999 an Honorary Doctorate
from the College of Arts and Humanities, Essex University, England; in 2002 an Honorary Doctorate from the University of
Edinburgh and an Honorary Doctorate from DePaul University, Chicago, and most recently in 2004, an Honorary Doctorate
from the University of Toronto. Two of Mr. Libeskind’s buildings won RIBA Awards in 2004, the London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre and the Imperial War Museum North, the latter of which was also nominated for the Stirling Prize.
Also in 2004, Mr. Libeskind was appointed the first Cultural Ambassador for Architecture by the U.S. Department of State,
as part of the CultureConnect Program.
Daniel Libeskind’s work has been exhibited extensively in major museums and galleries around the world and has also been
the subject of numerous international publications in many languages.
CARLA SWICKERATH is Chief Executive Officer and a Principle Architect for Studio Daniel Libeskind. Prior to studying
architecture, she received a BA in English and a BA in the History of Art from the University of Florida. She gained
her MArch from the University of Michigan in 1999, and has worked for Studio Daniel Libeskind for 7 years. She
has been involved in all aspects of the office and has led many competition teams, including the competition for the
redevelopment of the World Trade Center Site in New York City, The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the Extension
to the Denver Art Museum, among others. Ms. Swickerath acts as a project manager with a particular focus on
liaising with clients and client representatives and managing project schedules and contractual issues. Ms. Swickerath
is leading the complicated WTC development process. Currently Ms. Swickerath is the project manager for a retail
complex under construction in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, California,
to be opened in June 2008.
YAMA KARIM is a Principal for Studio Daniel Libeskind. He received his MArch from Columbia University in 1995 and
a BA in Environmental Design from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991. He worked as a senior designer
for Reiser-Umemoto-Reiser (RUR) Architecture PC from 1995 to 1999, and also worked for Studio Daniel Libeskind Berlin between 1996 and 1998. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Karim worked as Senior Designer at Polshek Partnership
Architects in New York. He has worked as a project architect for Studio Daniel Libeskind - New York, since May 2003,
when the Studio moved its headquarters to New York City. Mr. Karim’s contributions to the work of the Studio include the
redevelopment of the World Trade Center Site; the New Center for Arts and Culture, the Fiera Milano redevelopment
project; Keppel Bay residential development in Singapore; Monaco Sea Extension, and Zlota 44, a tower in Warsaw,
Poland
STEFAN BLACH is a Principal and an Architect for Studio Daniel Libeskind with over 20 years of experience. He
received his Diploma in Architecture from the Technische Universität Berlin in 1991. From 1984 to 1992, he gained
professional experience working with various architectural offices including Tim Heide’s office in Berlin and Salvador
Perez Arroyo’s office in Madrid. He also worked independently as an architect from 1988 to 1996. Since 1992, he
has worked at Studio Daniel Libeskind, and has played key roles in many of the major projects. Mr. Blach worked on
the Jewish Museum Berlin, which opened in 1999, as one of the lead architects of the project team. He also acted as
Project Architect for the Extension to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Contemporary Jewish Museum
San Francisco. Mr. Blach became an Associate of the Studio in 1999. He is responsible for the coordination of the
design team and the management of project schedules and contractual issues, and also acts as a liaison for client
representatives for the WTC redevelopment and Westside project in Brunnen, Switzerland.
ARNE EMERSON is a Principal and an Architect for Studio Daniel Libeskind with over 12 years of professional
experience. He recieved his MArch from Montana State University. Mr. Emerson joined SDL in 2002 as the project
architect for the Denver Art Museum expansion the project which included the; Cultural Center Garage; and the
Museum Residences, were completed in the fall of 2006 and opened to sell-out attendance. He has since worked
on the Extension to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada and is currently the project manager for the New
Sonngdo Shopping Complex in South Korea.
ERIC SUTHERLAND is a Principal for Studio Daniel Libeskind. He received a Master of Architecture degree in 1994
from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the University of Michigan where he
was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 1991. He worked as an Associate in OMA Asia, in Hong Kong, from
1994 to 1998. From 1998 through 2002 Mr. Sutherland was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Architecture
and Urban Planning at SUNY, in Buffalo, where he worked independently on interior and landscape projects including
a design of an accessible landscape for which he received a Progressive Architecture Award in 2000. Mr. Sutherland
joined Studio Daniel Libeskind in New York in early 2003 to work on the WTC Master Plan development. In Studio
Daniel Libeskind he has worked a new headquarters for Hyundai Development Corporation, in Seoul, completed
in 2004, the Center for Creative Media at City University, in Hong Kong, a new academic building at Leuphana
University, in Luneburg and residential projects in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Studio Daniel Libeskind
Project Profiles 2008
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COMPLETED PROJECTS
FELIX NUSSBAUM MUSEUM
OSNABRÜCK, GERMANY
The Felix Nussbaum Museum is an extension to the Cultural History Museum in Osnabrück
and is dedicated to the work of Felix Nussbaum, the Jewish artist born in Osnabrück in 1904.
The Museum displays Nussbaum’s graphics and paintings done prior to his extermination in
Auschwitz, and houses a temporary exhibition space focusing on the themes of racism and
intolerance. The building was completed in the summer of 1998, in collaboration with Reinders
& Partner Lange, and has already attracted more than 4 million visitors.
Exterior Elevation
JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN
BERLIN, GERMANY
The Jewish Museum exhibits the social, political and cultural history of the Jews in Berlin from the
4th century to the present. The design of the Museum engenders a fundamental rethinking of
architecture in relation to its program. The new extension was completed in January 1999, 10%
under budget, and opened fully installed to the public in September 2001. SDL worked with
Lubic & Woehrlin Gmbh to complete this project. In five years, more than 4,000,000 people
have visited the museum.
Aerial View
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
The Imperial War Museum North deals with the conflicts that have shaped the 20th century
and those which will continue to shape the future. The concept for the project is that of a globe
shattered into fragments and then reassembled on that site as an iconic emblem of conflict.
The building is the interlocking of three shards representing earth, air, and water. The Museum,
permanent exhibits, temporary exhibits, learning center and restaurant was completed in 2001
by SDL and Sir Robert McAlpine and opened in 2002. During its first year, the Museum had
more than 550,000 visitors.
View from Across the Ship Canal
STUDIO WEIL
MALLORCA, SPAIN
Studio Weil is a painting and sculpture studio and gallery designed and built for the American
painter and sculptor Barbara Weil in Mallorca, Spain. Daniel Libeskind worked closely with Ms.
Weil to create a building which not only responds to the surrounding landscape, but also forms
a space which complements and contrasts the artist’s work. The Studio was completed in 2003
in collaboration with Goccisa.
View from Street of Main Studio Entrance
COMPLETED PROJECTS
LONDON METROPOLITIAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CENTRE
LONDON, ENGLAND
The Graduate Student Centre for the London Metropolitan University is a building dedicated to
the growing and diverse graduate population. The building acts as a major gateway to the
University on Holloway Road. Completed in December 2003 (and opened in March of 2004),
the Centre serves not only as a facility to enhance the staff and student experience, but as a
rentable community space as well. SDL worked with Costain on this project.
Elevation from Northeast
DANISH JEWISH MUSEUM
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
The Danish Jewish Museum is based on the unique story of Danish Jews who were saved by the
Danes in October 1943. The concept of the Museum was developed from the Hebrew word
Mitzvah - an obligation or a good deed - which is symbolized in the form, structure and light of
the Museum. The Museum was completed in September 2003 and opened in June 2004. SDL
worked with Tomrerfirma Gert Fort A/S on this project.
Museum Interior
TANGENT, HYUNDAI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
A bold architectural intervention becomes central to the design of the office façade of the new
Hyundai Development Company headquarters. The entire composition was designed to integrate
the headquarters with the public plaza, the below-grade spaces and any future development on
the site. The design of the building, completed in February 2005, explores the depth of the
facade as a space that will be locally accessible through volume and plane projections.
Night View
MEMORIA E LUCE, SEPTEMBER 11TH MEMORIAL
PADUA, ITALY
A memorial to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001-- the Light of Liberty shines
through a Book of History. This Book is open to the memory of the heroes of September 11,
2001 with the left-hand page holding a dramatic beam salvaged from the World Trade Centre
attack. The latitude of New York is connected to the centre of Padua as the vertical hinge of the
Book. The memorial was completed in September 2005 in collaboration with Permasteelisa.
View from Across the Canal Piovego
COMPLETED PROJECTS
THE WOHL CENTRE
BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY, RAMAT-GAN, ISRAEL
“Voices and its Echoes” stands at the gateway to the University, bringing together the two essential
components of the Bar-Ilan University: the secular and the sacred. Apparent in the form of the
building, which was completed in October 2005, is the interrelation between the dynamics
of knowledge, the Book, and the unifying role of faith, the Spine. The exciting form of the
auditorium, lobbies, seminar rooms and public spaces are penetrated by the “labyrinth of letters”
in which an ancient constellation of hierarchies is made visible. SDL worked with Ortam-Sahar
Ltd to construct the Centre.
Aerial View of North Elevation
EXTENSION TO THE DENVER ART MUSEUM
DENVER, COLORADO, USA
The Extension to the Denver Art Museum is an extension to the existing museum designed by the
Italian Architect Gio Ponti. Currently housing the Modern and Contemporary art collections, as
well as the collection of Oceanic and African Art, the building was inspired by the vitality and
growth of Denver. The extension, which opened in October 2006, was a joint venture with
Davis Partnership Architects working with M.A. Mortensen Co.
View of the Museum and Plaza
THE MUSEUM RESIDENCES
DENVER, COLORADO, USA
The Museum Residences make an inspiring contribution to the cultural nexus of the city and
complement the neighboring extension. The soft qualities of the translucent glass skin, combined
with the metal-clad geometric forms, provide an elegant partner to the titanium-clad Museum. Out
of the seven floors, the top six are residential, with 16,000 sq.ft. of space on the ground floor
dedicated to retail, further enhancing the vitality at the street level. Its 56 luxury units range from
800 sq.ft. studios to 5000 sq.ft. penthouse suites. The Museum Residences are a joint venture
with Davis Partnership Architects working with MilenderWhite Construction Company.
Detail of Exterior
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: MICHAEL LEE CHIN CRYSTAL
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
The Rrenaissance ROM project involved renovating ten new galleries in the existing historical
building and building the Michael Lee Chin Crystal. The new extension provides dynamic new
architecture, the creation of a great public attraction and 100,000 sq. ft. of new exhibition
space. Situated on one of the most prominent intersections in downtown Toronto, the Museum
becomes a dynamic center for the city. SDL worked on this project with Van Bolts. The Michael
Lee Chin Crystal opened in June 2007.
City View at June 2007 Opening
COMPLETED PROJECTS
EXTENSION TO THE JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN
BERLIN, GERMANY
The addition to the Jewish Museum in Berlin is located in the courtyard of the original building,
which was built in 1735. The new building is inspired by the Sukkah huts that are used in
gatherings during Jewish festivities. The addition has a transparent glass roof and curtain walls
that offer unobstructed views of the garden. In the summer, sliding doors can be opened along
the entire front elevation to transform the courtyard into an outdoor space. SDL is working with
Matthias Reese, Reese Architekten and the extension was completed in the fall of 2007.
Courtyard Enterance at Dusk
THE ASCENT AT ROEBLING’S BRIDGE
COVINGTON, KENTUCKY, USA
The Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge in Covington provides a dynamic addition to the skyline of the
greater Cincinnati area, and is a dramatic departure from the surrounding waterfront buildings.
Its curving crescent form and sloping roof line are designed to maximize views, with each
unit having an unobstructed view of the Cincinnati skyline. SDL is working on this project with
Cincinnati-based GBBN Architects, the architect of record, and Dugan & Meyers Construction.
The building was completed and opened in March 2008.
View from Cincinnati Shore of the Ohio River
THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is dedicated to the creative expression of
Jewish culture and imagination, and celebrates Jewish life on the West Coast. The program
explores the essence of the Jewish experience and opens up, to the public at large, the questions
and answers of Jewish identity and its future in American society. The project is a joint venture
between SDL and WRNS Studios working with Plant Construction. The Museum’s grand opening
will be held June 2008.
View from Museum Plaza
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WESTSIDE BRÜNNEN
BERN, SWITZERLAND
The westside project, a new center for leisure and shopping in Brünnen, is an urban scale
architecture project totaling 1.5 million sq. ft. In addition to the 70 shops, 20 restaurants and
bars, conference center, hotel, multiplex cinema, wellness center and housing, this mixed-use
program radically reinvents the concept of shopping, entertainment and living. The project is a
joint venture between SDL and Burckhardt & Partner, Bern with Strabag and is expected to be
completed in October 2008.
View from Highway
MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM
DRESDEN, GERMANY
The central theme of the Military History Museum of the future is the human being: those who
went into the war and those who have remained at home; people of different eras and people
of different generations. SDL is working with SIB Staatsbetrieb Saechsisches Immobilien und
Baumanagement. The project is expected to be completed in 2009.
Rendering View from South
GRAND CANAL THEATRE
DUBLIN, IRELAND
The Grand Canal Theatre creates a powerful cultural presence defining the urban piazza, the
public space and inner workings of the theatre. The 2000-seat performing arts centre, operated
by Clear Channel, is at the heart of the Grand Canal Harbour development. Also on the site
are two galleria buildings for retail and commercial office space with courtyards offering cafes,
restaurants and shops. SDL is working with Ramford Ltd. and expected completion is in 2009.
View from Canal
CITYCENTER RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA
SDL is designing the retail and public space complex on the main strip as part of the MGM
MIRAGE construction project. CityCenter, a vertical city in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip
between the Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts, combines 2,700 private residences; two
400-room non-gaming boutique hotels; a dramatic 60-story, 4,000-room resort casino; and a
500,000 sq.ft. retail and entertainment district into a single urban core. The complete project
includes collaborations between MGM MIRAGE and eight of the world’s foremost architects.
SDL is working with Adamson Associates to design the retail complex that is expected to be
completed in late 2009.
Loading North from Broadway
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
CREATIVE MEDIA CENTRE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
The Creative Media Centre for the City University of Hong Kong provides facilities that will
enable the University to become the first in Asia to offer the highest level of education and training
in the Creative Media fields. The Centre will house the Centre for Media Technology and the
Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology. The distinctive crystalline
design aims to create an inspiring environment for research and creativity. Internal spaces have
been designed specifically to encourage collaboration through an openness and connectivity
of activity area. Its completion is expected in 2009. SDL is working with Leigh & Orange
Architects.
Front View
REFLECTIONS AT KEPPEL BAY
KEPPEL BAY, SINGAPORE
Prominently marking the entrance to the historic Keppel Harbour, REFLECTIONS is an entirely new
expression for high-rise living and low-rise villas within a tropical climate. This project is an instant
icon on the horizon. SDL is currently working with Keppel Bay International Ltd. and is expected
to open in 2012. Model show flats were constructed in early 2007 and sales for the more than
1129 apartments are 60% sold.
View from Santosa Island
WORLD TRADE CENTER MASTER PLAN
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA
The SDL Master Plan, was selected in February 2003 as the winning design for the rebuilding
of the World Trade Center Site. The focal point of the design is a towering spire of 1,776
feet, creating a new icon for the New York skyline. In addition, the plan proposes a complex
program which calls for the construction of a memorial with waterfalls, an underground museum,
a visitor center, retail space, a special transit hub and four office towers spiraling to the height of
the Freedom Tower. SDL is currently collaborating with a number of government agencies and
architects from around the world, and the site is expected to be completed in 2012.
Front View
FIERA MILANO
MILAN, ITALY
The Fiera Milano project covers more than 16 acres on the old fairgrounds of Milan.
In
collaboration with Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Pier Paolo Maggiora, Daniel Libeskind is the
master planner redeveloping the Fiero Milano. The scheme incorporates public space, housing,
office towers, retail space and a museum. In addition to the design of the park, along with the
Piazza Domodossola, SDL has designed one of the office towers, the design museum and the
first housing area. Construction is set to begin in 2007.
View from Museum Plaza
PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ZLOTA 44, RESIDENTIAL TOWER
WARSAW, POLAND
Representing a new direction for high-rise residential living in Poland, Zlota 44 creates a unique
skyline in Warsaw. Shaped and inspired by Warsaw’s history, this soaring 251 unit building
is under construction and scheduled to be completed in 2010. To complete this project, SDL is
working with the Orco Property Group.
PROJECTS IN DESIGN
REJUVENATION
GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, USA
The Boys and Girls Club/Hope Center of Forrest Heights will replace the facility destroyed by
Hurricane Katrina and will become an anchor in the revitalization of the decimated Gulfport
area. Designed and funded in collaboration with Rockworks, the Bret Favre Foundation, Step
Fourward, Operation Hope, Force of Nature and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, this probono project will house after school/summer learning and recreational activities for boys and
girls of all ages.
View of Entrance
RIVERSTONE
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA
The complex for New Songdo City is located in the commercial and retail “heart” of New
Songdo City. It consists of several mixed-use functions, including a shopping mall, department
store, Hypermart Cinema, ice rink, food court, and two pedestrian bridges.
Located in the
Commercial and Retail “heart” of New Songdo city, the complex is adjacent to Central Park
along Main Street and Park Avenue. It is easily accessible for New Songdo residents and
visitors, alike. SDL is working with Gale International Korea on this project. Expected completion
is 2013.
Detail of Exterior
NEW CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
The New Center for Arts and Culture, sponsored by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies and
the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, will be a centerpiece in the Rose Kennedy
Greenway. Using the arts and humanities to build community and common ground, the Center
includes a transformable performance theatre, museum-quality galleries, a café, a rooftop terrace
and a magnificent atrium. To complete this project, SDL is working with the New Center for Arts
and Culture in Boston.
View of Entrance
PROJECTS IN DESIGN
EDITORIALE BRESCIANA TOWER
BRESCIA, ITALY
The project for Editoriale Bresciana originates from this relationship with the historical city of
Brescia. The tower incorporates a dynamic body, composed of two volumes, and a base, with
dimensions that reference the same proportions of the existing city. This solution allows for the
creation of commercial spaces in the building, surrounded by an urban square in front of the
Tower and 20,000 sqm of external public space offered to the city to experience this renewed
part of Brescia. Estimated completion year is 2010.
Front View
HAEUNDAE UDONG HYUNDAI I’ PARK
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA
The concept of the Haeundae Udong project is to build a powerful and unique icon expressed
in a dynamic volume on the Busan waterfront. The buildings are sculpted to express the dramatic
beauty and power of the ocean. The curvilinear geometry of the buildings signify the grace and
force ocean waves, the unique composition of the petals of a flower, wind-filled sails of ships on
the water and the subtle, elegant curves in traditional Korean temple and housing architecture.
Estimated completion is 2011.
View from Bathurst Street
THE L TOWER AND SONY CENTRE
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS REDEVELOPMEN
The redesign of the 45-year-old Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts includes a new
arts and cultural facility, which will be combined with the Centre’s existing theatre, as well as
a residential tower. The residential tower component comprises 420,000 sq.ft. of the entire
redesign. Situated atop the cultural facilities, it will contain approximately 300 units and rise to
a height of 50 stories, providing stunning views of downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario. The
tower will assert the Hummingbird Centre not only as an icon of the Toronto skyline, but also of
cultural institutions within the city. SDL is working with Castlepoint Realty Partners Limited on this
project.
Front View
PROJECTS IN DESIGN
ØRESTAD MASTER PLAN
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Ørestad is the largest and most ambitious urban development in the Copenhagen area. Located
just South of the historic city centre, it consists of a 5 kilometers long, but narrow, development
zone bound by a 25 sq. kilometer nature reserve on the west and the elevated light-rail tracks.
To complete this project, SDL is working with NCC Property Development A/S.
View from Highway