1. 1940
   1. Birth
      1. Born in Łódź, Poland
      2. second child
   2. Anti-Semitism
   3. Parents
      1. Dora and Nachman Libeskind
         1. Father worked in print shop
      2. Holocaust survivors
      3. Polish Jews
      4. Jews living under the dangerous regime of Nazi Germany
      5. Arrested by Soviet Union
2. 1950
   1. Interests
      1. Played Accordion
         1. became professional
      2. Played piano
      3. performed on Polish television
   2. Libeskinds moved to Israel
   3. Achievements
      1. Won prestigious America Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship
      2. duet with Itzhak Perlman (Violinist)
   4. Libeskinds immigrated to New York City
3. 1960
   1. Lived northwest Bronx
   2. Education
      1. Attended Bronx High School of Science
         1. Studied Architecture
   3. Saw World Trade Center being built
   4. Became US citizen in 1965
   5. Work
      1. Apprentice to architect Richard Meier in 1968
   6. Marriage to Nina Lewis
      1. travelled around USA
4. 1970
   1. Education
      1. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
         1. received professional architectural degree
      2. Essex University
         1. Postgraduate degree in History and Theory of Architecture
   2. Work
      1. Peter Eisenman's New York Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies
         1. quit immediately
      2. taught at the University of Kentucky
      3. Various university jobs
         1. London
         2. Toronto
         3. Canada
      4. Director of Cranbrook Academy of Arts
5. 1980
   1. Work
      1. Left Cranbook
   2. moved to Milan, Italy
      1. Founded his own school: Architecture Intermundium
   3. established his practice in Berlin
   4. won first design competition in 1987 for housing in West Berlin
      1. Project cancelled
   5. wins the competition of the Jewish museum of Berlin
6. 1990 - Completed Projects
   1. Completed first building
      1. Felix Nussbaum Haus (1998)
         1. Awarded in 1998 by Time Magazine for best design
   2. Completion of Jewish Museum Berlin (1998)
      1. international success
      2. Signs of deconstructivism
   3. Proposal for Imperial War Museum North - Greater Manchester
   4. Proposal for Contemporary Jewish Museum - San Francisco (1998)
7. 2000's - Completed Projects
   1. Studio Weil - Majorca (2003)
   2. Extension to the Denver Art Museum (2006)
   3. Denver Art Museum Residences (2006)
   4. Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre - Bern (2008)
   5. Danish Jewish Museum - Copenhagen (2003)
   6. London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre (2004)
   7. The Wohl Centre - Bar-Ilan University (2005)
   8. extension to Royal Ontario Museum (2007)
   9. Facade for Hyundai Development HQ (2005)
   10. 9/11 Memorial - Padua, Italy (2005)
   11. The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge USA (2008)
   12. CityCenter, retail and public space, LA (2009)
   13. Grand Canal Square - Dublin (2010)
   14. Military History Museum - Dresden, Germany (2011)
   15. Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre - Hong Kong (2011)
8. Currently 'Under Construction' Projects
   1. One World Trade Center - New York City
   2. Złota 44, apartment tower - Warsaw
   3. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts - Toronto
9. 2000's - Achievements
   1. National Arts Club - Gold
   2. RIBA Awards
      1. Wohl Centre
      2. Imperial war museum
      3. London Met University
   3. Cultural Ambassador for Architecture by US, DOS
   4. Hiroshima art prize
      1. promoting understanding + peace
   5. Leo Baeck Medal
      1. Promoting social justice