This book on Libeskind's extraordinary work -- inspired by his almost constant interaction with students and young architects and designers -- is, in true Libeskind fasion, unlike any other architecture or design book yet published. Here, as Gehry Talks did to a lesser extent, the focus is on the individual underlying processes that are the foundation of Libeskinds's concepts.

By revealing for the first time in print his project proposal texts, letters to and from colleagues and friends, excerpts from lauded speeches and lecture, and Libeskind-related articles from international newspapers and magazines -- beginning with his first major project of 1979 and moving ahead to the year 2001 -- this book presents Libeskinds's experience of being a young practitioner with an unconventional approach to becoming a high-profile, and often controversial architect and educator. Complementing the brilliantly insightful textual material are his drawings and full-color images of his project models. finished projects, and projects in progress.