This is a study of Daniel Libeskind's ideas and work. It discusses his design and his initial concepts and why he believes 'architecture is a cultural science based on living, history and tradition, not a technology or a theory'.

Particular attention is paid to the significance of the iconic Jewish Museum in Berlin and through it, a wider examination of his architectural philosophy is discussed, including its source and its evolution. The narrative also explores the way in which his architecture reflects a history and a continuing 'story'.

This book offers a rare insight into the mind and the architecture of an exceptional architect.

Peter Pran is often acclaimed as one of the world's most innovative and creative architects. This Norwegian-American has won fifteen national and international design competitions, two AIA design honor awards, including the 2004 design honor award for the Telenor Headquarters, and twelve New York design awards and two American design awards. He has designed buildings in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America. Currently design principal for NBBJ, one of the world's largest international firms, his portfolio of work includes work with Mies van der Rohe on the new National Gallery in Berlin, the Chicago Federal Center and the Toronto Dominion Centre. Pran has also been senior project designer with SOM on several major projects. 

Includes introductory statements by leading international architects Thom Mayne, Daniel Libeskind and Odile Decq, and an essay by Fumihiko Maki.