TY - BOOK AU - Libeskind,Daniel AU - Wolf,Connie AU - Young,James Edward AU - Schwarzer,Mitchell ED - Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco, Calif.) TI - Daniel Libeskind and the Contemporary Jewish Museum: new Jewish architecture from Berlin to San Francisco. SN - 9780847831654 AV - NA737.L46 A4 2008 U1 - 727.6296092 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Rizzoli International KW - Libeskind, Daniel KW - Museum architecture KW - Local KW - Jewish museums KW - Designs and plans N1 - Include Bibliography; Preface / Connie Wolf -- Toward a California Judaism / Mitchell Schwarzer -- Daniel Libeskind's new Jewish architecture / James E. Young -- Jewish Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 1988, 1991-99 / Daniel Libeskind -- Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Osnabrück, Germany, 1996-98 / Daniel Libeskind -- Danish Jewish Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003 / Daniel Libeskind -- Glass Courtyard, Jewish Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2004-07 / Daniel Libeskind -- Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, California, 1998-2008 / Daniel Libeskind -- About Daniel Libeskind -- N2 - An internationally renowned architect and lecturer, Daniel Libeskind is one of the world's most influential figures in architecture. Best-known for his first project, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Libeskind's work resonates with Jewish history, as is reflected in projects such as the Felix Nussbaum Haus (Germany) and the Danish Jewish Museum (Copenhagen). His innovative design for the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco became his first commission in North America, and the spectacular building is now completed. With breathtaking photography, insightful essays, and an illuminating text by the architect, this volume is the first to examine Libeskind's Jewish museums and to feature the architect's vibrant new building in California; Daniel Libeskind And The Jewish Tradition: The Contemporary Jewish Museum is the only book to examine all of Daniel Libeskind's Jewish museums, featuring the new Contemporary Jewish Museum set to open June 2008 in San Francisco. An internationally renowned architect, theorist, and lecturer, Libeskind is considered one of the world's most influential figures in architecture.Credited with introducing a new critical discourse into the field, Libeskind's architectural practice and urban design has won him international praise and numerous commissions. His innovative design for the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco became Libeskind's first commission in North America (1998), and the spectacular building is now completed ER -