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Architect Daniel Libeskind philosophizes on the sustainability of architecture as an artistic endeavor, a cultural discipline, and an energy consumer.
He argues that while malls and housing may seem like prosaic projects, they are as crucial as museums in our cultural life. Architecture wakes us from a sleep endemic to modern life, Libeskind relates, to see the wondrous, inspiring, and problematic world in which we live.
Architect Daniel Libeskind believes the universal, transcendent nature of architecture empowers it to contribute to a more peaceful world.
Libeskind notes that as architecture is unmediated by language, it is able to communicate viscerally, transcending contemporary conflict to create a universal and lasting message.
Daniel Libeskind, renowned architect, relates the history of building materials from ancient cathedrals to asbestos.
He says that architecture is rediscovering sustainability to find that well-made buildings are not just another throwaway commodity, but a statement of permanence that owes something to the earth, the birds, and the sky.