Daniel Liebskind on the Complicated Beauty of New York City
Daniel Liebskind was born in Poland, but he immigrated to New York when he was 13. He fell in love with the non-typical nature of the city. He witnessed the rise and fall of the World Trade Center. His passion for the place got him the task of designing the master-plan for the World Trade Center’s reconstruction.
In his video on Louisiana channel, he resembles the city of New York to a jungle; it is dangerous but beautiful. He admires the diversity of its people, with all the stories behind them. He, finally, describes it as a “complicated microcosm”; it has the whole world in it.
Isabelle Laurent is a Built Projects Editor at Arch2O, recognized for her editorial insight and passion for contemporary architecture. She holds a Master’s in Architectural Theory from École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Before joining Arch2O in 2016, she worked in a Paris-based architectural office and taught as a faculty adjunct at the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. Isabelle focuses on curating projects around sustainability, adaptive reuse, and urban resilience. With a background in design and communication, she brings clarity to complex ideas and plays a key role in shaping Arch2O’s editorial