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Breaking Ground: Adventures in Life and ArchitectureIt was in Poland's primeval forests, where bison roamed amidst labyrinths of poplar and maple trees that Daniel Libeskind first began to understand concepts of land, space, shelter and natural resources, themes that would be the underpinnings of his career as an architect.
In his new book, 'Breaking Ground: Adventures in Life and Architecture' (Riverhead), the world-renowned architect who designed the master plan for the World Trade Center site, describes his early life in Poland, Israel and the Bronx, and he speaks with eloquence and passion about the ideas behind his 'overtly expressive' work.
'There are many worlds in my head,' he writes, 'and I bring them all of them to the projects I work on.'
Although the 58-year-old Libeskind has now built three museums and has 35 projects underway around the world, he didn't actually build anything until he was 52. Until then, as he writes, he was mostly interested in abstract concepts rather than the utilitarian aspects of architecture.
In Studio Daniel Libeskind's conference room in lower Manhattan, overlooking the Hudson, the back wall is covered with architectural renderings of the World Trade Center project, and a windowsill is filled with three-dimensional models along with a scaled-down Statue of Liberty. Dressed in all black but for a lapel pin - an American flag draped over a New York apple - with his signature glasses framing his blue eyes, Libeskind is cheerful and well-spoken, his Polish Yiddish roots evident in the sound of his English, his New York present in his hard-to-keep-up-with pace.
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