Black Pearl granite enhances modern-age museum design
Photos by Jason Hayes Photography / Boulder, CO
To realize the delicate expansion of this urban museum, Daniel Libeskind, best known as the architect chosen to resurrect Ground Zero - site of the attacks on the World Trade Center in the heart of New York City - was chosen by a 12-member selection committee to work in collaboration with the Denver-based architectural firm Davis Partnership. Inspired by the geology of the Rockies, Libeskind’s vision was not to create a stand-alone building, but rather one that would take its place as part of a composition of public spaces, monuments and gateways that already existed in the downtown area, according to a statement released by the architect.