Daniel Libeskind: The Architecture of Hope

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Partner:: Commonwealth Club
Location:: The Commonwealth Club of California
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 05.21.08
Speakers:: John King,; Daniel Libeskind
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Summary: When we build things - especially beautiful things - we do so with the expectation and the wish that they will last, and through them, we will last.

Daniel Libeskind explores this idea of architecture-as-hope and elaborates on his creative process and the opening of his most recent project, San Francisco's new Contemporary Jewish Museum - The Commonwealth Club of California

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John King

John King is the architecture columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind is an American Jewish architect of Berlin's Jewish Museum and San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum. Libeskind made waves when, in 2003, he won the competition to rebuild the World Trade Center.

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01 hr 04 min 51 sec

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01.: Introduction

01 min 57 sec

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02.: Early Life as a Musician

05 min 54 sec

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03.: Contemporary Jewish Museum

03 min 57 sec

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04.: Other Projects

02 min 51 sec

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05.: Ground Zero Project

04 min 30 sec

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06.: Q1: Control Over Projects

03 min 35 sec

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07.: Q2: Time to Completion

02 min 01 sec

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08.: Q3: Musical Quality of Architecture

02 min 56 sec

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09.: Q4: Architect in the Next Life

00 min 54 sec

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10.: Q5: Favorite Type of Building

01 min 21 sec

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11.: Q6: High Profile Buildings in San Francisco

02 min 45 sec

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12.: Q7: Balance of Vision and Needs

01 min 15 sec

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13.: Q8: Seismic Challenges

01 min 34 sec

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14.: Q9: Family Life

00 min 47 sec

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15.: Q10: Building in Warsaw

01 min 16 sec

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16.: Q11: New Materials

01 min 50 sec

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17.: Q12: Las Vegas Project

01 min 18 sec

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18.: Q13: Social Responsibility

01 min 44 sec

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19.: Q14: Projects in Israel

00 min 49 sec

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20.: Q15: Notable Buildings

01 min 38 sec

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21.: Q16: Engaging the Past

01 min 32 sec

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22.: Q17: Conceptual Drawings

01 min 17 sec

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23.: Q18: Creative Time

01 min 38 sec

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24.: Q19: Hebrew Letters

01 min 53 sec

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25.: Q20: Entering the Real World

01 min 42 sec

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26.: Q21: Evolving Reputation

02 min 22 sec

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27.: Q22: Other New York Projects

00 min 44 sec

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28.: Q23: Sources of Inspiration

02 min 20 sec

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29.: Q24: Recurring Motif

01 min 18 sec

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30.: Q25: Architecture Renaissance

01 min 27 sec

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31.: Q26: Grand Opening

02 min 31 sec

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32.: Q27: Inspiration

00 min 57 sec

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Daniel Libeskind Revitalizes Architecture

03 min 16 sec

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Daniel Libeskind Empowers a Peaceful Architecture

02 min 14 sec

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Daniel Libeskind Rediscovers Sustainability

02 min 07 sec

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01 hr 04 min 51 sec

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