Buildings
Libeskind Gets First China Project
(archrecord.construction.com - 11/02/04)
By Jen
Lin-Liu
The City University of Hong Kong has
awarded Studio Daniel Libeskind a $100 million commission
to build the institution a multi-media facility, the studio’s
first project in greater China.
The university bills the Creative Media
Center as “the focal point for the development of the
creative media industry in the region.” The building
will house the classrooms and laboratories for the media technology,
computer engineering, and information technology departments.
It will also include space intended for public outreach, including
a multi-purpose theater, an exhibition area, cafe, and restaurant.
The nine-floor crystalline building’s
form reflects the ancient Chinese character for creativity,
composed of the cutting tool and the plough, according to
David Luther, the director of public relations at Studio Daniel
Libeskind.
The building, according to the Studio’s
application, is intended to serve as a “lighthouse,”
radiating its message and intent to the campus and the community.
The interior of the building has been “designed to encourage
collaboration through the openness and connectivity”
of spaces, says Luther.
Libeskind, whose studio is currently
master planning the World Trade Center’s redevelopment
project, became interested in the City University of Hong
Kong project because of his interest in the performing arts
and having been a professor at the Center for Art and Media
Technology in Karlsruhe, Germany, says Luther.
Studio Daniel Libeskind, which has primarily
focused on projects in Europe and the United States, has recently
been short-listed in a Taiwan competition to build the southern
branch of the National Palace Museum.
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