Originally posted by Giuseppe Pullara in the Corriere Della Sera on Feb 3, 2023. This has been translated from its original Italian.
The famous architecture studio (Libeskind Studio Design) opens an office in the capital: «Be inspired by new ideas»
“We are about to open a studio in the center of Rome, from which we will see the whole city. We will have an extraordinary chance to be inspired by new and exciting ideas to develop our architecture.” This is Studio Libeskind, one of the most famous in the world, and the speaker is Lev Libeskind, son of the Polish-American star Daniel.
Another great global name in building that intervened in the capital is Richard Meyer with the Ara Pacis and the church of Tor Tre Teste, contested by the local architectural environment. It is, therefore, a good sign that the studio that built the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the explosive Military History Museum in Dresden, which left its mark on Ground Zero in New York as well as many other great works around the world (in Milan there is one of his towers in CityLife), you land in the streets of Rome.
Despite it all, it is proof that this city, a treasure trove of architecture, arouses the interest of those who trace concrete signs in the world. Renzo Piano with the Auditorium and Zaha Hadid with the Maxxi confirm this. Rem Koolhaas and Norman Foster, two international design champions, have also tried to leave a footprint in the Eternal City. But they have been discouraged by bureaucracy and, for one, also by corruption.
Libeskind, on the other hand, installs himself here. Optimistic and realistic. Because the Jubilee and (perhaps) Expo can open up so many possibilities. A capital like Rome cannot do without renewing itself at the highest architectural level. They tried to leave a footprint in the Eternal City. But they have been discouraged by bureaucracy and, for one, also by corruption. Libeskind, on the other hand, installs himself here. Optimistic and realistic. Because the Jubilee and (perhaps) Expo can open up so many possibilities. A capital like Rome cannot do without renewing itself at the highest architectural level.