Daniel Libeskind was the lead architect for the Zlota 44 building located in Warsaw, Poland.  The building is one of the tallest residential buildings in Poland, at 192 meters high, with almost 300 apartments from floors 9 – 52. The building is styled in Deconstructivism, a styled that is known not to have uniform shapes but rather controlled chaos. This can be seen by the rising curved faces on the building and in the sharpness of the edges.  Currently, the building advertises as one of the leading luxury hotels in Poland, with several common area, indoor/outdoor pools, saunas, a wine cellar with over 1000 wines, and beautiful views of the surrounding city.   Libeskind tower seems to dominate the skyline with its beautiful design versus the plain other towers in Warsaw.

Daniel Libeskind completed the Haeundae Udong Hyundai I’Park in Busan, South Korea in 2011. Libeskind was tasked with creating a monumental area  for the second largest  city in South Korea behind Seoul. Libeskind achieved this by creating the largest ever residential tower at its time, rising up almost to 1000 feet. The project also included several other towers, which Libeskind varied the heights and directional faces of to create a more vivid skyline. The different directional faces reflect the sunlight is several different ways causing the buildings shine regardless of the sun’s angle. The total building size is over 4.5 million square foot and consists of several outdoor pavilions and sidewalks that connect the multiple towers.

The Felix Nussbaum Haus- In 1996 Libeskind proposed the plan “Museum Without Exit, and it was completed a few years later in 1998. This building houses around 160 paintings of the German- Jewish painter Felix Nussbaum. The building consists of three different materials; oak, concrete, and metal, each with a different meaning. The oak symbolizes Felix’s prewar art. The concrete cuts through the oak and houses the the paintings Felix created while hiding from the Jews. Libeskind designed small tight corridors in this part of the museum for the visitors to feel the same “tightness” and “crampedness” Felix felt while painting this pictures. The metal aspect of the building shows the artist’s new style after surviving such traumatic experiences.

The first large international project for Daniel Libeskind was in 1999-2001 when he was tasked with creating the Jewish Museum in Berlin. The building is over 160,000 square feet and features several zigs and zags throughout. Libeskind is known to put emotions into his buildings which can be seen in the bold sharp corners and shine on the building. This museum is one of the most popular in Germany, bringing in over 1-2 million visitors a year. Libeskind designed this building to show “the impossibility of understanding the history of Berlin” and how largely impacted Jews were during this time. Currently, the permanent expedition at the Museum, artwork that shows what living under German rule while being Jewish was like, is under reconstruction but is expected to re-open in the Spring of 2020.

During my Freshman and Sophomore year, I spent most of my time at Delta Tau Delta, my fraternity house.  I have met many of my friends here and have had countless amounts of fun in this building. This house is pretty unique because the entire building itself &  individual rooms are centered around the open air courtyard in the middle of the house. The courtyard is quite large and could house many activities , my friends and I played several games of football and soccer in it. There is only one hallway that wraps around the entire building connecting every room together. Although the building is now older than 30-40 years, it still gets the job done. I’m looking forward to the nostalgia I will feel in several years when returning to Delta Tau Delta.

As a Business major, most of my classes are now all located in the Michael F. Price College of Business building. When I first got to campus, it took me several minutes to find my classes in this long multi-leveled building. After several years, I finally can find my fastest way around this large building through the series of connecting hallways and spiral staircases. The classrooms are all mostly pretty well light, due to the multiple large windows that can be seen in the picture above. As I have gotten closer to graduation, I get more excited every time I finish a class in this building. I have found great use in the lounges and study rooms located in the ground level of Price, whenever I need a place to study, Price always has had  an open area.

Another building that has had an influence on my life throughout college has been the home O’Connells Irish Pub and Grill. Tucked away in the strip on campus corner is the one of the best places to kill some time with friends or grab a bite to eat. They have one of the best burgers on campus. For the past few years my buddies and I meet up here a couple times a week to watch some current sporting events or take advantage of the happy hour from 2-7. I experience happiness whenever I through the heavy wooden doors knowing what good times this place brings.

1) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium: The heart and sole our of campus for me is this stadium. Also known as the “Palace on the Prairie” the stadium can be filled with over 80,000 loud cheering fans. Since my freshman year year, I haven’t missed a home game and will always be looking forward to OU’s next home game, and will never forget watching Adrian Peterson score touchdowns here when i was a kid with my dad. This stadium does a great job amplifying the crowd noises together,  nothing seems to be more loud then a nice “Boomer”—“Sooner” Chant on a third down.