Daniel Libeskind : Denver Art Museum, Frederic C. Hamilton Building /

"Architect Daniel Libeskind first gained world-wide attention when his haunting, zig-zag-shaped Jewish Museum opened in Berlin in 1999. After his dramatic urban design plan for Ground Zero was selected by city and state officials in 2002, Libeskind became a household name in America. Now with h...

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Corporate Author:	Checkerboard Foundation
Other Authors:	Howard, Edgar B. (Producer), Dunn, Muffie (Director), Leitner, David W. (Photographer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Checkerboard Film Foundation, [2008]
Series:	Landmarks in 21st century American architecture.
Subjects:	Libeskind, Daniel, > 1946- Architects > United States. Denver Art Museum. Architecture > United States > History > 20th century. Architecture > United States > History > 21st century. Architecture, Modern > 21st century. Museum architecture > Colorado > Denver. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Short films.

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Summary:	"Architect Daniel Libeskind first gained world-wide attention when his haunting, zig-zag-shaped Jewish Museum opened in Berlin in 1999. After his dramatic urban design plan for Ground Zero was selected by city and state officials in 2002, Libeskind became a household name in America. Now with his first work of architecture to be realized in the U.S., an addition to the Denver Art Museum, the American public has a chance to examine his unconventional talents. In this filmed tour of the Denver Art Museum's Hamilton Building, Libeskind explains his unusual, titanium-clad, shard-like building. The dazzling geometry we see on the exterior is reflected inside to provide spectacular space and arresting angles for viewing contemporary art. The sculptural building of fractured planes insouciantly claims its status as a major landmark in American museum architecture"--Container.
Item Description:	This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Special features include: interview with Daniel Libeskind (23 min.); interview with Lewis I. Sharp, director, Denver Art Museum (19 min.); project credits. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R; NTSC; region 1.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, David W. Leitner ; edited by Chris White ; music by Closer to Carbon ; architecture advisor, Suzanne Stephens.