The Emotion of Architecture: Daniel Libeskind talks about the impact of buildings on people.
"Most people don't consider architecture important. However, for me, there is nothing more important than it. It shapes your world and affects both your mental and spiritual state," says Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, CNN reports .
The place of residence, the specialist emphasizes, affects the psychological state. For example, living in a dark space without windows and with bare walls feels like a prison, which will have a devastating effect on mental health.
Libeskind defines neutral architecture as the most aggressive:
"In buildings that move us, there is always an element of care. The question is not whether the building makes you feel good or bad. It's about whether it moves you. That's the meaning of 'emotion'. We feel intensity, passion, and involvement. It's something very deep."
An important aspect is diversity. "I don't like oppressive cities that don't offer any relief," says the architect.
As an example, he cites the architecture of the authoritarian regimes of Stalin, Hitler, or Mussolini, because, in his opinion, they sought to "rebuild" the world in their own image, but their "attempt to play God" failed due to irrepressible individuality.
In his opinion, the great cities that people admire have a diversity of thoughts, forms, colors, dialects, and spiritual ideas. The architect felt this emotion in New York after September 11.
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The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11) were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by the Islamist organization al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, on the territory of the United States using hijacked passenger planes. The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,996 people and injuries to over 6,000.
"You don’t have to be a mystic or religious. Everyone would feel it. You approach the foundation, the concrete wall, the void, and suddenly you find yourself in a space that is much larger than what is visible on the surface. You enter into a connection with this place and its history – this connection speaks to you," – shares Libeskind.
During such moments, people realize that this is not just a piece of land, but a unique place where there is a fragility that must be preserved. "It's all part of exploring space. I would call it a spiritual journey."
"When I first came here in 2001, it was a ghost town. Sometimes I saw two or three people standing in the rain and watching. Every day I watched this place change, but it changes with memory, not hiding the events that took place here," says the expert.
He also said that when he started working on Ground Zero, developers were talking about large areas for shopping malls, but his idea was different. He cites the number of people who have moved to the area – 100,000 since he started working there – as proof of his success. In particular, he notes that this has also contributed to the revitalization of the area, which previously functioned only as Wall Street, and is now a place of "creativity".
"In architecture, there is both the sacred and the mundane. However, sacredness does not exclude celebrations. So, eating ice cream or even playing around at Ground Zero does not contradict the essence of this space, because it is the space that gives you the opportunity to do certain things," says Libeskind.
"Every gesture of architecture is imbued with optimism. The metaphor of life is in architecture. To be born, to grow, to exist – this is an architectural experience. No matter how sad or tragic a place is, even if history has scarred it, architecture always carries the idea of the future. This feeling prevents it from sounding in a minor key. Even the construction of a monument to the dead – in any form, writing a book, or planting a flower or a tree – carries hope and atonement. For me, this is the emotion of architecture," concludes Libeskind.